The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

Where love rules, there is no will to power; and wherepower predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of theother.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

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

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own.

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

The service we render to others is really the rent we pay for our room on this earth.

Ho puri dil ki har khwaish teri, Ho khushiyon bhara jahaan tera, Agar tu maange aasmaan ka ek taara, To khuda de-de tumko aasmaan saara.

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.

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

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.