In the long run, every man will pay the penalty for this own misdeeds.

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.

Don't be concerned with other people's impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

I have to die. If it is now, well then I die now; if later, then now I will take my lunch, since the hour for lunch has arrived - and dying I will tend to later.

From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do -- now.

Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.

Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.

If someone speaks badly of you, do not defend yourself against the accusations, but reply; "you obviously don't know about my other vices, otherwise you would have mentioned these as well

So you never know who you touch. You never know how or when you'll have an impact, or how important your example can be to someone else" (20).

I fail to find even one "Netaji" among the several thousand "Netas" of today. India needs our sacrifices once more and my entire life is and will remain dedicated to the service of my country.

When you guys win, you get to keep your money. When we win, we take your money.

Peace isn't the mere absence of violence; peace must come from inner peace. And inner peace comes from taking others’ interests into account.

A difference is a difference only if it makes a difference.

This is something that I cannot get over -- that a whole line could be written by half a man, that a work could be built on the quicksand of a character.

We've learned to see the world in gasps.

Humility may bring you humiliation here on earth, but surely not in heaven.

It is the small steps which bring you satisfaction at the end of the day.

Someone like myself, who claimed to be a real madman, living and organized with a Pythagorean precision.