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A balanced intellect presupposes a harmonious growth of body, mind and soul.

A bogus Congress register can never lead you to Swaraj any more than a paper boat can help you to sail across the Padma.

A born democrat is a born disciplinarian.

Ahimsa and love are one and the same thing.

Absolute calm is not the law of ocean. And it is the same with the ocean of life.

Abstract truth has no value unless it incarnates in human beings who represent it, by proving their readiness to die for it.

A burning passion coupled with absolute detachment is the key to all success.

According to the letter of the Gita, it is possible to say that warfare is consistent with renunciation of fruit.

A certain degree of physical harmony and comfort is necessary, but above a certain level it becomes a hindrance instead of a help. Therefore the ideal of creating an unlimited number of wants and satisfying them seems to be a delusion and a snare.

A civilization based on nonviolence must be different from that organized for violence.

A clean confession combined with a promise never to commit the sin again, when offered before one who has the right to receive it, is the purest type of repentance.

A clear victory of satyagraha is impossible so long as there is ill will.

A complete fast is a complete and literal denial of self. It is the truest prayer.

A congregational prayer is a means for establishing essential human unity though common worship.

A convert's enthusiasm for his new religion is greater than that of a person who is born in it.

A correct diagnosis is three-fourths the remedy.

A coward is less than a man. He does not deserve to be a member of a society of men and women

A country that is governed by its national army can never be morally free and, therefore, its so-called weakest member can never rise to his full moral height.

A country whose culture is based on nonviolence will find it necessary to have every home as much self-contained as possible.

A courageous man prefers death to the surrender of self-respect.

Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame.

Active nonviolence is necessary for those who will offer civil disobedience but the will and proper training are enough for the people to co-operate with those who are chosen for civil disobedience.

Active nonviolence of the brave puts to flight thieves, dacoits, murderers, and prepares an army of volunteers ready to sacrifice themselves in quelling riots, in extinguishing fires and feuds, and so on.

A customer is the most important visitor on our premises, he is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him.

A customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption in our work. He is the purpose of it. He is not an outsider in our business. He is part of it. We are not doing him a favor by serving him. He is doing us a favor by giving us an opportunity to do so.

Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation.

A definite forgiveness would mean a definite recognition of our strength.

A democratic organization has to dare to do the right at all costs.

A democrat must be utterly selfless. He must think and dream not in terms of self or of party, but only of democracy.

A democrat should not rely upon the force of the arms his state could flaunt in the face of the world, but on the moral force his state could put at the disposal of the world.

A devotee of Rama may be said to be the same as the steadfast one (sthitaprajnya) of the Gita.

A dissolute character is more dissolute in thought than in deed. And the same is true of violence. Our violence in word and deed is but a feeble echo of the surging violence of thought in us.

A duty religiously performed carries with it several other important consequences.

Adversity is the mother of progress.

A faith gained in strength only when people were willing to lay down their lives for it.

A fast to be true must be accompanied by a readiness to receive pure thoughts and determination to resist all Satan's temptations.

A fearless woman who knows that her purity is her best shield can never be dishonoured.

A fear-stricken person can never know God, and one who knows God will never fear a mortal man.

Ahimsa and Truth are my two lungs. I cannot live without them.

A free India will throw all her weight in favour of world disarmament and should herself be prepared to give a lead in this.

A friendly study of the world's religions is a sacred duty.

A friendship that exacts oneness of opinion and conduct is not worth much.

After long study and experience, I have come to the conclusion that (1) all religions are true; (2) all religions have some error in them; (3) all religions are almost as dear to me as my own Hinduism, in as much as all human beings should be as dear to one as one's own close relatives.

A full and candid admission of one's mistakes should make proof against its repetition.

A general belief seems to prevail in the colony that the Indians are little better, if at all, than the savages or natives of Africa. Even the children are taught to believe in that manner, with the result that the Indian is being dragged down to the position of a raw Kaffir.

A genuine fast cleanses the body, mind and soul. It crucifies the flesh and to that extent sets the soul free.

A genuine satyagraha should never excite contempt in the opponent even when it fails to command regard or respect.

Aggressive civil disobedience should be confined to a vindication of the right of free speech and free association.

A government builds its prestige upon the apparently voluntary association of the governed.

A great man may not do great things but they do ordinary things greatly.