I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one's self-respect.

If one person gains spiritually, the whole world gains

I do not believe that the spiritual law works on a field of its own. On the contrary, it expresses itself only through the ordinary activities of life. It thus affects the economic, the social and the political fields.

Khaddar does not displace a single cottage industry.

Cowardice is impotence worse than violence. The coward desires revenge but being afraid to die, he looks to others, maybe to the government of the day, to do the work of defense for him. A coward is less than a man. He does not deserve to be a member of a society of men and women.

You can't lead a true life without suffering

It needs more than a heart of oak to shed all fear except the fear of God.