Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.

Nothing depends upon the death of an individual, be he ever so great, but much depends upon the freedom of India.

Man has reason, discrimination and free-will such as it is. The brute has no such thing. It is not a free agent, and knows no distinction between virtue and vice, good and evil. Man, being a free agent, knows these distinctions, and when he follows his higher nature, shows himself far superior to the brute, but when he follows his baser nature can show himself lower than the brute.

Truth should so humble that even dust could crush it.

Bravery on the battlefield is impossible for us. Bravery of the soul still remains open to us.

Unrestricted individualism is the law of the beast of the jungle.

Pure motives can never justify impure or violent action.