To deprive a man of his natural liberty and to deny to him the ordinary amenities of life is worse then starving the body; it is starvation of the soul, the dweller in the body.
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The sacrifice which causes sorrow to the doer of the sacrifice is no sacrifice. Real sacrifice lightens the mind of the doer and gives him a sense of peace and joy. The Buddha gave up the pleasures of life because they had become painful to him.
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I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.
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I believe in the fundamental Truth of all the great religions of the world. I believe that they are all God given. I came to the conclusion long ago... that all religions were true and also that all had some error in them.
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Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It passes my comprehension how human beings, be they ever so experienced and able, can delight in depriving other human beings of that precious right.
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The mice which helplessly find themselves between the cats' teeth acquire no merit from their enforced sacrifice
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A vow is fixed and unalterable determination to do a thing, when such a determination is related to something noble which can only uplift the man who makes the resolve.
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The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within me.
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A man who throws himself on God ceases to fear man
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They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them.
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Whenever you have truth it must be given with love, or the message and the messenger will be rejected
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Truth never damages a cause that is just.
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Almost everything you do will seem insignificant, but it is important that you do it
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What do I think of Western civilisation? I think it would be a very good idea.
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I eat to live, to serve, and also, if it so happens, to enjoy, but I do not eat for the sake of enjoyment.
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Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.
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Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.
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If you have faith in the cause and the means and in God, the hot sun will be cool for you
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If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.
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If your heart acquires strength, you will be able to remove blemishes from others without thinking evil of them.
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Hypocrisy and distortion are passing currents under the name of religion
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The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent.
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Non-violence requires a double faith, faith in God and also faith in man.
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Fear has its use but cowardice has none.
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Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
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I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.
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All compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take.
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Non-violence is not a quality to be evolved or expressed to order. It is an inward growth depending for sustenance upon intense individual effort.
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You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
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Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.
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