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God is known by many names. And in the last analysis God's names were as many as human beings.
God will rule the lives of all those who will surrender themselves without reservation to Him.
A fear-stricken person can never know God, and one who knows God will never fear a mortal man.
The fragrance of religious and spiritual life is much finer and subtler than that of the rose.
The message of Jesus has proved ineffective because the environment was unready to receive it.
He who atones for sins never calculates; he pours out the whole essence of his contrite heart.
Prayer can come in only when fasting has done its work. It can make fasting easy and bearable.
Prayer is no mere exercise of words or of the ears, it is no mere repetition of empty formula.
Prayer is the only means of bringing about orderliness and peace and repose in our daily acts.
A prayerful study and experience are essential for a correct interpretation of the scriptures.
Truth is the first thing to be sought for, and Beauty and Goodness will then be added unto you.
It dawned upon me that fasting could be made as powerful a weapon of indulgence as of restraint
Strength of numbers is the delight of the timid. The Valiant in spirit glory in fighting alone.
Birth and death are not two different states, but they are different aspects of the same state.
Decency and tolerance, to be of any value, must be capable of withstanding the severest strain.
Nonviolence is a universal principle and its operation is not limited by a hostile environment.
Power is of two kinds: one is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love.
Unless discipline is rooted in nonviolence, it might prove to be a source of infinite mischief.
What is a man if he is not a thief who openly charges as much as he can for the goods he sells?
The cause of the spinning wheel is too great and too good to have to rest on mere hero-worship.
My nonviolence is made of stern stuff. It is firmer than the firmest metal known to scientists.
National education to be truly national must reflect the national condition for the time being.
Soul-force comes only through God's grace and never descends upon a man who is a slave to lust.
Surely, conversion is a matter between man and his Maker who alone knows His creatures' hearts.
Nothing in the Shastra, which is manifestly contrary to universal truths and morals, can stand.
I would rather have India without education, if that is the price to be paid for making it dry.
Nonviolence has come among men and it will live. It is the harbinger of the peace of the world.
A convert's enthusiasm for his new religion is greater than that of a person who is born in it.
Languages proclaim that woman is half of man, and by parity of reasoning, man is half of woman.
I retain the opinion that council entry is inconsistent with non-co-operation as I conceive it.
Tolerance obviously does not disturb the distinction between right and wrong, or good and evil.
I would far rather that India perished than that she won Her freedom at the sacrifice of truth.
We do want to drive out the beast in man, but we do not want on that account to emasculate him.
[He] alone is truly nonviolent who remains nonviolent even though he has the ability to strike.
My fast is, among other things, meant to qualify me for achieving that equal and selfless love.
An India free from exploitation from within and without must prosper with astonishing rapidity.
Relationships are based on four principles: respect, understanding, acceptance and appreciation.
Under ideal conditions, the barrister and the bhangi (sweeper) should both get the same payment.
What is really needed to make democracy function is not knowledge of facts, but right education.
Independence means voluntary restraints and discipline, voluntary acceptance of the rule of law.
The real love is to love them that hate you, to love your neighbor even though you distrust him.
No matter how explicit the pledge, people will turn and twist the text to suit their own purpose
The scriptures of Christians, Mussalmans and Hindus are all replete with the teaching of ahimsa.
I would like to say that that even the teachings of the Koran cannot be exempted from criticism.
Providence has its appointed hour for everything. We cannot command results, we can only strive.
In the case of the Indian villager, an age-old culture is hidden under entrustment of crudeness.
The Koran says that there can be no heaven for one who sheds the blood of an innocent neighbour.
What the Sermon describes in a graphic manner, the Bhagavadgita reduces to a scientific formula.
A little of true nonviolence acts in a silent, subtle, unseen way and leavens the whole society.
I reject any religious doctrine that does not appeal to reason and is in conflict with morality.