... 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.

Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.

A free India will throw all her weight in favour of world disarmament and should herself be prepared to give a lead in this.

My faith is brightest in the midst of impenetrable darkness.

Cow preservation is an article of faith in Hinduism.

Modern civilization has taught us to convert night into day and golden silence into brazen din and noise.

I should wish to die if a man who is impure should parade his purity in front of me.