Mahatma Gandhi

I did once seriously think of embracing the Christian faith. The gentle figure of Christ, so full of forgiveness that he taught his followers not to retaliate when abused or struck, but to turn the other cheek - I thought it was a beautiful example of the perfect man.

A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

Each one prays to God according to his own light.

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

There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever.

Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.

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.

I know, to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace.

If a man reaches the heart of his own religion, he has reached the heart of the others, too. There is only one God, and there are many paths to him.