Life will not be a pyramid with the apex sustained by the bottom, but an oceanic circle whose centre will be the individual.

Some form of common worship and a common place of worship appear to be a human necessity.

The strength to kill is not essential for self-defense; one ought to have the strength to die. When a man is fully ready to die, he will not even desire to offer violence. Indeed, I may put it down as a self-evident proposition that the desire to kill is in inverse proportion to the desire to die. And history is replete with instances of men who by dying with courage and compassion on their lips converted the hearts of their violent opponents.

I do believe that ideas ripen quickly when nourished by the blood of martyrs.

Marriage is not an act of services. It is a comfort man or woman seeks for himself or herself.

Nothing is of a permanent nature.

Mere brave speech without action is letting off useless steam.