Ahimsa means infinite love, which again means infinite capacity for suffering.
Knowledge without devotion will be like a misfire.
What has appealed to me most in Tolstoy's life is that he practiced what he preached and reckoned no cost too great in his pursuit of truth.
Cow-slaughter and man-slaughter are in my opinion two sides of the same coin.
A religious act cannot be performed with the aid of the bayonet or the bomb.
To put up with. . . distortions and to stick to one's guns come what may - this is the. . . gift of leadership.