Mahatma Gandhi

"Courtesy is a religion all its own."

"If we are to teach real peace in this world, we shall have to begin with the children."

"Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion."

"We live in succession, in division, in parts, in particles. Meantime within man is the soul of the whole."

"God has not been disproved. We should therefore try to live like honest men."

"The spirit cannot endure the body when overfed, but, starves it till it is weak, it expires."

"Strength is a matter of a made-up mind."

"A 'No' uttered from deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble."

"That's not the way to achieve results. Belief is a matter of conscience."

"Self-respect and self-reliance are the hallmarks of a civilized and healthy society."

"It is better for each to act in accordance with his genius."

"Seeking means you still have doubt."

"An eye for an eye ends up making the whole world blind."

"The earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed."

"Vilain and saint have the same aspiration, the same powers and the same stature; it is only they use these in different ways."

"The power to question is the basis of all progress."

"If we practice an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, soon the whole world will be blind and toothless."

"To believe in something and not live it is dishonest."

"The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience."

"Mistakes are the portals of discovery."

"I believe in the principles of truth and non-violence."

"Man is not, by nature, inclined to evil."

"You may never know the results of your action, but if you do nothing, there will be no result."

"If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it."

"There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience."

"The purpose of our lives is to be happy."

"A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people."

"Faith must be enforced by reason."

"Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served."

"Recall the face of the poorest and weakest person you may have seen and ask yourself if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him."