A country should be defended not by arms, but by ethical behavior.

The main reason why we look constantly to the Gita is that, whenever we need help, we may get it from the Gita. And, indeed, we always do get it.

If you want to cut down a tree, it is no use to climb into its branches.

When a king speaks, the armies move. But when a wise man speaks, only the beard shakes.

It is a curious phenomena that God has made the hearts of the poor, rich and those of the rich, poor.

I am convinced that those who get themselves involved in the machinery of power politics, even for the purpose of destroying it, are bound to fail in their purpose. To destroy it we have to stay out of it. If we want to cut down a tree, it is of no use to climb into its branches. The desire to keep contact with something, even to destroy it, is a subtle and insidious illusion.

We cannot fight new wars with old weapons.