To a man with an empty stomach food is God

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.

A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.

Every good movement passes through five stages, indifference, ridicule, abuse, repression, and respect.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed, is the means par excellence for developing the intellect.

We notice that the mind is a restless bird; the more it gets the more it wants, and still remains unsatisfied. The more we indulge our passions the more unbridled they become. Our ancestors, therefore, set a limit to our indulgences. They saw that happiness was largely a mental condition. A man is not necessarily happy because he is rich, or unhappy because he is poor.... Millions will always remain poor.

A life of sacrifice is the pinnacle of art, and is full of true joy.