Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

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

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

The art of showmanship is to give the public what is wants just before it knows what it wants.

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

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

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.

If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but ifyou trust me, I will lead you back out again.