Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible.

It is the reformer who is anxious for the reform, and not society, from which he should expect nothing better than opposition, abhorrence and even mortal persecution.

The real test of nonviolence lies in its being brought in contact with those who have contempt for it.

Prayer is a confession of one's own unworthiness and weakness.

Renunciation which is natural does not herald its coming by the blowing of trumpets. It comes in imperceptibly without letting anyone notice it.

Cow protection is the gift of Hinduism to the world.

I do not seek redemption from the consequences of my sin. I seek to be redeemed from sin itself. Until I have attained that end, I shall be content to be restless.