Life and Existence

Whatever you do may seem insignificant, but it is important that you do it.

Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.

There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever.

There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever.

There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.

There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.

There are two days in the year when we cannot do anything: yesterday and tomorrow.

There are two days in the year when we cannot do anything: yesterday and tomorrow.

The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still voice of conscience.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.

Non-violence is the article of faith.

Never has man reached his destination by persistence in deviation from the straight path.

Monotony is the law of nature. Look at the monotonous manner in which the sun rises. The monotony of necessary occupation is exhilarating and life-giving.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

Just as the body cannot exist without blood, so the soul needs the matchless and pure strength of faith.

Just as the body cannot exist without blood, so the soul needs the matchless and pure strength of faith.

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with dirty feet.

It is easy enough to be friendly to one’s friends, but to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.

I reject any religious doctrine that does not appeal to reason and is in conflict with morality.

Intolerance betrays want of faith in one’s cause.

In prayer, it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.

Infinite striving to be the best is man’s duty; it is its own reward.