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

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.