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

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You canalways buy her back again.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

Beon a horse when you go in search of a better one.