Everything we do is futile, but we must do it anyway.

My nationalism, fierce though it is, is not exclusive, is not devised to harm any nation or individual.

My austerities, fasting and prayers are, I know, of no value if I rely upon them for reforming me. My penance is the prayer of a bleeding heart for forgiveness for sins unwittingly committed.

It is no religion to have for one's wife a girl who is fit only to sit in one's lap, it is the height of irreligion.

How can I even secretly harbour the thought that my neighbour's faith is inferior to mine?

I believe that just as everyone inherits a particular form so does he inherit the particular characteristics and qualities of his progenitors, and to make this admission is to conserve one's energy.

Restraint never ruins one's health. What ruins it,is not restraint but outward suppression. A really self-restrained person grows every day from strength to strength and from peace to more peace. The very first step in self-restraint is the restraint of thoughts.