I refuse to believe that the tendency of human nature is always downward.

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.

Wildlife is decreasing in the jungles, but it is increasing in the towns.

What is a man if he is not a thief who openly charges as much as he can for the goods he sells?

If all simply insist on rights and no duties, there will be utter confusion and chaos.

... man was not born a carnivorous animal, but born to live on the fruits and herbs that the earth grows. I know we must all err. I would give up milk if I could, but I cannot. I have made that experiment times without number. I could not, after a serious illness, regain my strength, unless I went back to milk. That has been the tragedy of my life. But the basis of my vegetarianism is not physical, but moral. If anybody said that I should die if I did not take beef tea or mutton, even on medical advice, I would prefer death. That is the basis of my vegetarianism.

Old as I am in age, I have no feeling that I have ceased to grow inwardly or that my growth will stop at the dissolution of the flesh. What I am concerned with is my readiness to obey the call of Truth, my God, from moment to moment, no matter how inconsistent it may appear. My commitment is to Truth, not to consistency.