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" Increase of material comforts, it may be generally laid down, does not in any way whatsoever conduce to moral growth. "

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" Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts. "

" Commonsense is the realised sense of proportion. "

" An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so. "

" Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory. "

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

" The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different. "

" A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its compromise in practice. "

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

" There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supercedes all other courts. "

" Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. "

" Where love is, there God is also. "

" In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place. "

" I am in the world feeling my way to light 'amid the encircling gloom.' "

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

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

" Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians - you are not like him. "

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

" I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following. "

" I would heartily welcome the union of East and West provided it is not based on brute force. "

" Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good. "

" But for my faith in God, I should have been a raving maniac. "

" What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea. "

" Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding. "

" Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame. "

" Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained. "