Constant repetition carries conviction.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

Real swaraj will come not by the acquisition of authority by a few but by the acquisition of capacity by all to resist authority when it is abused

There is no knowledge that is not power.

By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.