“I crave to die with my hand at the spinning wheel.”

“Do not crave to know the views of others, nor base your intent thereon. To think independently for yourself is a sign of fearlessness.”

“If I were a dictator, religion and state would be separate. I swear by my religion. I will die for it. But it is my personal affair. The state has nothing to do with it. The state would look after your secular welfare, health, communications, foreign relations, currency and so on, but not your or my religion. That is everybody's personal concern!”

“I shall die, but I will not kill.”

“There are many causes I would die for. There is not a single cause I would kill for.”

“I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.”

“Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.”