The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Be yourself and speak your mind today, though it contradicts all you have said before.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Example is better than following it.

The planers do not make or mar our destiny. we are the makers of our destiny.

Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

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

Discord gives a relish to concord.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.