Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

When our hearts are empty, we collect 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