Domestic matters are trifles for us. But they occupy the principal part of my life. They teach me to know my limitations.
The only praise I would like and treasure is the promotion of the activities to which my life is dedicated.
The first condition of nonviolence is justice all round, in every department of life.
Absolute calm is not the law of ocean. And it is the same with the ocean of life.
Healthy, well-informed, balanced criticism is the ozone of public life.
Every single act of one who would lead a life of purity should be in the nature of yajna.
The secret of a happy life lies in renunciation. Renunciation is life.
Man is sent into the world to perform his duty even at the cost of his life.
To know music is to transfer it to life.
The whole existence of man is a ceaseless duel between the forces of life and death.
Every calamity should lead to a thorough cleansing of individual as well as social life.
This earthly existence of ours is more brittle that the glass bangles that ladies wear.
Let us give today first the vital things of life and all the grace and ornaments of life will follow.
Dignity of human nature requires that we must face the storms of life.
Individual liberty and interdependence are both essential for life in society.
Every reform means awakening. Once truly awakened, the nation will not be satisfied with reform only in one department of life.
Love and exclusive possession can never go together.
Love based upon indulgence of animal passion, is at best a selfish affair, and likely to snap under the slightest strain.
Love can never express itself by imposing sufferings on others. It can only express itself by self-suffering, by self-purification.
Love is a rare herb that makes a friend even of a sworn enemy and this herb grows out of nonviolence.