Anger and intolerance are the twin enemies of correct understanding.

For Hindus to expect Islam, Christianity or Zoroastrianism to be driven out of India is as idle a dream as it would be for Mussalmans to have only Islam of their imagination rule the world.

God in his wisdom circumscribed man's vision, and rightly too, for otherwise man's conceit would know no bounds.

Man cannot be transformed from bad to good overnight.

Civility does not ...mean the mere outward gentleness of speech cultivated for the occasion, but an inborn gentleness and desire to do the opponent good.

Speed is irrelevant if you are going in the wrong direction.

Means to be means must always be within our reach, and so ahimsa is our supreme duty.