Fear has its use, but cowardice has none. I may not put my finger into the jaws of a snake, but the very sight of the snake need not strike terror into me.

It's a big error to dream of a society where nobody needs to be good.

Islam appeals to people because it appeals also to reason.

Man can only describe God in his own poor language.

He who does not see God in the next person he meets need look no further.

I hold too that whatever may be true of other countries, a bloody revolution will not succeed in India.

Tolstoy's so-called inconsistencies were a sign of his development and his passionate regard for truth.