Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

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

Nobody everforgets where he buried the hatchet.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Each time we read, a seed is sown for the future.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.