Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

All your fingernails grow with no convenient speed except broken one.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Whodigs a pit for others will fall in themselves.

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

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

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.