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A country should be defended not by arms, but by ethical behavior.
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Human life is full of the play of samskaras - tendencies developed by repeated actions.
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If we wish our nature to be free and joyous, we should bring our activities into same order.
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The main reason why we look constantly to the Gita is that, whenever we need help, we may get it from the Gita. And, indeed, we always do get it.
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When a thing is true, there is no need to use any arguments to substantiate it.
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If a man achieves victory over this body, who in the world can exercise power over him? He who rules himself rules over the whole world.
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Innumerable actions are going on through us all the time. If we started counting them, we should never come to an end.
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We have seen from experience that, if we are in the habit of walking regularly on the same road, we are able to think about other things while walking, without paying attention to our steps.
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The river flows at its own sweet will, but the flood is bound in the two banks. If it were not thus bound, its freedom would be wasted.
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It is a curious phenomena that God has made the hearts of the poor, rich and those of the rich, poor.
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In nonviolence you must go full steam ahead, if you want the good to come speedily you must go about it with vigor.
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The natural movement of one's soul is upwards. But just as any object is dragged down when a heavy weight is tied to it, the burden of the body drags down the soul.
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Do not allow yourself to imagine that revolutionary thinking can be propagated by governmental power.
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All revolutions are spiritual at the source. All my activities have the sole purpose of achieving a union of hearts.
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It is only when our life proceeds within bounds and in an accepted, disciplined way, that the mind can be free.
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