Self-restraint is the very keystone of the ethics of vow-taking.

The true democrat is he who with purely nonviolent means defends his liberty and, therefore, his country's and ultimately that of the whole of mankind.

The essence of true religious teaching is that one should serve and befriend all.

A labourer cannot sit at the table and write, but a man who has worked at the table all his life can certainly take to physical labour.

Far better than emasculation would be the bravery of those who use physical force. Far better than cowardice would be meeting one's death fighting.

A living faith in God means acceptance of the brotherhood of mankind.

Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plan living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Man's happiness really lies in contentment.