Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Onemust talk little and listen much.

Theloftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

What dowe live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other.

To beprepared is half the victory.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

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

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Somepeople reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against thewrong wall.