You may pluck out my eyes, but that cannot kill me. You may chop off my nose, but that will not kill me. But blast my belief in God, and I am dead.

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

If India becomes the slave of the machine, then, I say, heaven save the world.

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

To safeguard democracy the people must have a keen sense of independence, self-respect, and their oneness.

The mind may wander, but let not the senses wander with it. If the senses wander where the mind takes them, one is done for.

A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.