A true life lived amongst the people is in itself an object-lesson that must produce its own effect upon immediate surroundings.

Nobody in this world possesses absolute truth.

To have a happy ending, choose a happy moment and call it 'the ending'. Honesty is incompatible with the amassing of a large fortune.

Truth is one, paths are many.

Genuine laughter is true eloquence and more effective than speech

Think of the poorest person you know and see if your next act will be of any use to him.

It is impossible for me to reconcile myself to the idea of conversion after the style that goes on in India and elsewhere today. It is an error which is perhaps the greatest impediment to the world's progress toward peace. ... Why should a Christian want to convert a Hindu to Christianity? Why should he not be satisfied if the Hindu is a good or godly man?