It is man's social nature which distinguishes him from the brute creation. If it is his privilege to be independent, it is equally his duty to be inter-dependent. Only an arrogant man will claim to be independent of everybody else and be self-contained.

I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.

More caution and perhaps more restraint are necessary in breaking a fast than in keeping it.

I believe in absolute oneness of God and therefore also of humanity.

My religion and my patriotism derived from my religion, embrace all life.

It has often occurred to me that a seeker after truth has to be silent.

The golden way is to be friends with the world and to regard the whole human family as one.