Mahatma Gandhi

"Violent means will give violent freedom. That would be a menace to the world and to India herself."

"What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea."

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."

"A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act."

"If I were a dictator, religion and state would be separate. I swear by my religion. I will die for it. But it is my personal affair. The state has nothing to do with it. The state would look after your secular welfare, health, communications, foreign relations, currency and so on, but not your or my religion. That is everybody's personal concern!"

"Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth."

"I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following."

"Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education."

"Nothing is impossible for pure love."

"The seeker after truth should be humbler than the dust. The world crushes the dust under its feet, but the seeker after truth should so humble himself that even the dust could crush him. Only then, and not till then, will he have a glimpse of truth."