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"Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment."
"Like the bee gathering honey from the different flowers, the wise person accepts the essence of the different scriptures and sees only the good in all religions."
"Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth."
"Untouchability is a terrible reality."
"Forgive and forget, but never forget to forgive. You may find a happier heart is the key to a happier life."
"Whenever I see an erring man, I say to myself I have also erred; when I see a lustful man I say to myself, so was I once; and in this way I feel kinship with everyone in the world and feel that I cannot be happy without the humblest of us being happy."
"Good travels at a snail's pace. Those who want to do good are not selfish, they are not in a hurry, they know that to impregnate people with good requires a long time."
"The strength to kill is not essential for self-defence; one ought to have the strength to die."
"Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress."
"Englishmen must learn to be Brahmins, not banias."
"Imperfect men have no right to judge other imperfect men."
"The future depends on what we do in the present."
"Contraceptive methods are like putting a premium on vice. It makes men and women reckless... As it is, man has sufficiently degraded woman for his lust, and [contraception] , no matter how well meaning the advocates may be, will still further degrade her."
"I want freedom for the full expression of my personality."
"Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion."
"As a rule, the mind, residing in a body that has become weakened by pampering, is also weak, and where there is no strength of mind there can be no strength of soul."
"Every living faith must have within itself the power of rejuvenation if it is to live"
"The attack on untouchability is an attack on this high-and low-ness."
"To believe that what has not occurred in history will not occur at all, is to argue disbelief in the dignity of man."
"God, as Truth, has been for me a treasure beyond price. May He be so to every one of us."