The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.

We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the meaning of realising Him.

We may never be strong enough to be entirely non violence in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it.

Even when a person has all of life's comforts - good food, good shelter, a companion - he or she can still become unhappy when encountering a tragic situation.

History is written by the victors. 

I can’t find time for busy people. I am as busy as they are!

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.

Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age.

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way.

When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.