Of all the superstitions that affect India, none is so great as that a knowledge of the English language is necessary for imbibing ideas of liberty and developing accuracy to thought.

Prayer needs no speech. It is in itself independent of any sensuous effort. But it must be combined with the utmost humility.

The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane.

India unarmed would not require to be destroyed through poison gas or bombardment.

Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you do it.

If all Christians acted like Christ, the whole world would be Christian.

Truth is transcendent. There are many expressions of it and ways to glimpse it. We cannot hold it in our clenched fist, but must hold it in our open palm and invite others to see it for themselves.