Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.

The control of the palate is a valuable aid for the control of the mind.

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.

All business depends upon men fulfilling their responsibilities.

Your capacity to keep your vow will depend on the purity of your life.

Personally, I hold that a man, who deliberately and intelligently takes a pledge and then breaks it, forfeits his manhood.

A vow is fixed and unalterable determination to do a thing, when such a determination is related to something noble which can only uplift the man who makes the resolve.

Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be inseparable part of our very being.