The tyrant claims freedom to kill freedom, and yet keep it for himself.

Do not linger to gather flowers to keep them, but walk on, for flowers will keep themselves blooming all your way.

With begging and scrambling we find very little, but with being true to ourselves we find a great deal more.

Beauty is simply reality seen with the eyes of love

Patriotism cannot be our final spiritual shelter; my refuge is humanity. I will not buy glass for the price of diamonds, and I will never allow patriotism to triumph over humanity as long as I live.

If God had so wished, he would have made all Indians speak with one language ... the unity of India has been and shall always be a unity in diversity.

The soil in return for her service keeps the tree tied to her, the sky asks nothing and leaves it free.