We do not know whether it is good to live or to die. Therefore, we should not take delight in living, nor should we tremble at the thought of death. We should be equiminded towards death. This is the ideal. It may be long before we reach it, and only a few of us can attain it. Even then, we must keep it constantly in view, and the more difficult it seems of attainment, the greater should be the effort we put forth.

Where there is truth, there also is knowledge which is true.

Where there is no strength of mind there can be no strength of soul.

Persistent questioning and healthy inquisitiveness are the first requisite for acquiring learning of any kind.

I may be a despicable person, but when Truth speaks through me I am invincible.

Give the villagers village arithmetic, village geography, village history and the literary knowledge that they must use daily, i.e. reading and writing letters, etc.

What can be richer and more fruitful than a greater fulfillment of the vow of nonviolence in thought, word and deed or the spread of that spirit?