“Live simply so that others may simply live.”

“Just as a man would not cherish living in a body other than his own, so do nations not like to live under other nations, however noble and great the latter may be.”

“There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.”

“If I were asked to define the Hindu creed, I should simply say: Search after truth through non-violent means. A man may not believe in God and still call himself a Hindu. Hinduism is a relentless pursuit after truth... Hinduism is the religion of truth. Truth is God. Denial of God we have known. Denial of truth we have not known.”

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

“We should be able to refuse to live if the price of living be the torture of sentient beings.”

“To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.”