Prayer is that which enables the soul to realize its divinity. Through prayer human beings worship absolute truth, and seek an eternal reward. Prayer is the foundation-stone of religion; and religion is the means by which the soul is purified of all that pollutes it. Prayer is the worship of the first cause of all things, the supreme ruler of all the world, the source of all strength. Prayer is the adoration of the one whose being is necessary.
The knowledge of anything, since all things have causes, is not acquired or complete unless it is known by its causes.
A language is something infinitely greater than grammar and philology. It is the poetic testament of the genius of a race and a culture, and the living embodiment of the thoughts and fancies that have moulded them.
A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance.
At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance.
By education I am an Englishman, by views an internationalist, by culture a Muslim & a Hindu only by accident of birth.
Every great revolution, whether it is right or not, we really know has any vital, urgent need to basis. It comes not just from itself.
If any person raises his hand to strike down another on the ground of religion, I shall fight him till the last breath of my life, both as the head of the government and from the outside.
It is science alone that can solve the problems of hunger and poverty, of insanitation and illiteracy, of superstition and deadening custom and tradition, of vast resources running to waste, or a rich country inhabited by starving people... Who indeed could afford to ignore science today? At every turn we have to seek its aid... The future belongs to science and those who make friends with science.
Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you is determinism; the way you play it is free will.
Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.
Obviously, the highest type of efficiency is that which can utilize existing material to the best advantage.
Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
Success often comes to those who dare to act. It seldom goes to the timid who are ever afraid of the consequences.
The ambition of the greatest men of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye. That may be beyond us, but so long as there are tears and suffering, so long our work will not be over.
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