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" Providence has its appointed hour for everything. We cannot command results, we can only strive. "

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" Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man. "

" When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible. "

" It is any day better to stand erect with a broken and bandaged head then to crawl on one's belly, in order to be able to save one's head. "

" Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty; it is its own reward. Everything else is in God's hands. "

" Morality which depends upon the helplessness of a man or woman has not much to recommend it. Morality is rooted in the purity of our hearts. "

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

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

" I have worshipped woman as the living embodiment of the spirit of service and sacrifice. "

" The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective it demands the sacrifice of the bravest and the most spotless. "

" Man is supposed to be the maker of his destiny. It is only partly true. He can make his destiny, only in so far as he is allowed by the Great Power. "

" The good man is the friend of all living things. "

" Man lives freely only by his readiness to die, if need be, at the hands of his brother, never by killing him. "

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

" Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position. "

" God cannot be realized through the intellect. Intellect can lead one to a certain extent and no further. It is a matter of faith and experience derived from that faith. "

" Interdependence is and ought to be as much the ideal of man as self-sufficiency. Man is a social being. "

" If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide. "

" Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear. "

" We may have our private opinions but why should they be a bar to the meeting of hearts? "

" Each one prays to God according to his own light. "

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

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

" Where love is, there God is also. "

" If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm. "

" To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer. "

" It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence. "

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

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