The lower animals are our brethren. I include among them the lion and the tiger. We do not know how to live with these carnivorous beasts and poisonous reptiles because of our ignorance.

In the Gita continuous concentration on God is the king of sacrifices.

For every minute that I spin, there is in me the consciousness that I am adding to the nation's wealth.

He who spins before the poor, inviting them to do likewise, serves God as no one else does.

Civil disobedience is not only the natural right of a people, especially when they have no effective voice in their own Government, but that it is also a substitute for violence or armed rebellion.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

I eat to live, to serve, and also, if it so happens, to enjoy, but I do not eat for the sake of enjoyment.