“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

“Action expresses priorities.”

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it treats its animals.”

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”

“I do not believe in the doctrine of the greatest good of the greatest number. The only real, dignified, human doctrine is the greatest good of all.”

“You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.”

“Renunciation of objects, without the renunciation of desires, is short-lived, however hard you may try.”

“Children inherit the qualities of the parents, no less than their physical features. Environment does play an important part, but the original capital on which a child starts in life is inherited from its ancestors. I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul. Polak and I had often very heated discussions about the desirability or otherwise of giving the children an English education. It has always been my conviction that Indian parents who train their children to think and talk in English from their infancy betray their children and their country. They deprive them of the spiritual and social heritage of the nation, and render them to that extent unfit for the service of the country. Having these convictions, I made a point of always talking to my children in Gujarati. Polak never liked this. He thought I was spoiling their future. He contended, with all the vigour and love at his command, that, if children were to learn a universal language like English from their infancy, they would easily gain considerable advantage over others in the race of life. He failed to convince me. I do not now remember whether I convinced him of the correctness of my attitude, or whether he gave me up as too obstinate. This happened about twenty years ago, and my convictions have only deepened with experience. Though my sons have suffered for want of full literary education, the knowledge of the mother-tongue that they naturally acquired has been all to their and the country’s good, inasmuch as they do not appear the foreigners they would otherwise have appeared. They naturally became bilingual, speaking and writing English with fair ease, because of daily contact with a large circle of English friends, and because of their stay in a country where English was the chief language spoken.”

“I worship God as Truth only. I have not yet found Him, but I am seeking after Him.”

“No problem is too small or too trivial if we can really do something about it.”

“Ahimsa necessarily includes truth and fearlessness.”

“God has no religion.”

“Numerous examples have convinced me that God ultimately saves him whose motive is pure.”

“Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat for it is momentary."

“Be the change you want to see in the world”