"I call myself a labourer because I take pride in calling myself a spinner, weaver, farmer and scavenger."
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"A woman's intuition has often proved truer than a man's arrogant assumption of knowledge."
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"The real ornament of woman is her character, her purity."
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"It is the duty of every cultured man or woman to read sympathetically the scriptures of the world. If we are to respect others' religions as we would have them respect our own, a friendly study of the world's religions is a sacred duty."
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"Evil is, good or truth misplaced."
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"God answers prayer in His own way, not ours."
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"It is a first class human tragedy that people of the earth who claim to believe in the message of Jesus, whom they describe as the Prince of Peace, show little of that belief in actual practice."
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"Nothing is so aggravating as calmness."
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"Though I cannot claim to be a Christian in the sectarian sense, the example of Jesus suffering is a factor in the composition of my undying faith in non-violence which rules all my actions, worldly and temporal."
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"A satyagrahi must ceaselessly strive to realize and live truth. And he must never contemplate hurting anyone by thought, word or deed."
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"Ahimsa and Truth are so intertwined that it is practically impossible to disentangle and separate them."
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"A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion."
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"Monotony is the law of nature. Look at the monotonous manner in which the sun rises. The monotony of necessary occupation is exhilarating and life giving."
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"No displeasure, even of the dearest friends, can put me off the duty I see clearly in front of me."
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"Let not the spirit wander while the words of prayer run on out of our mouth."
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"Satyagraha is an attribute of the spirit within."
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"Adversity is the mother of progress."
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"Bullies are always to be found where there are cowards."
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"A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members."
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"Man is sent into the world to perform his duty even at the cost of his life."
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