Not to have control over the senses is like sailing in a rudderless ship, bound to break to pieces on coming in contact with the very first rock.

Quote by Mahatma Gandhi

Topics: Self Restraint Quotes

Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should...

Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should...

Corruption and hypocrisy ought not to be inevitable products of democracy, as they undoubtedly are...

Corruption and hypocrisy ought not to be inevitable products of democracy, as they undoubtedly are...

My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and...

My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and...

Man lives freely only by his readiness to die, if need be, at the hands...

Man lives freely only by his readiness to die, if need be, at the hands...

It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one...

It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one...

Seek not greater wealth, but simpler pleasure; not higher fortune, but deeper felicity.

Seek not greater wealth, but simpler pleasure; not higher fortune, but deeper felicity.

There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except...

There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except...

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying...

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying...

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

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

God did not bear the cross only 1900 years ago, but he bears it today,...

God did not bear the cross only 1900 years ago, but he bears it today,...

Good government is no substitute for self-government.

Good government is no substitute for self-government.

The good man is the friend of all living things

The good man is the friend of all living things

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice...

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice...

Consciously or unconsciously, everyone of us does render some service or another. If we cultivate...

Consciously or unconsciously, everyone of us does render some service or another. If we cultivate...

Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must...

Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must...

The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters...

The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters...

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I...

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I...

The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way...

The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way...

The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she...

The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she...

You can judge a man's true character by the way he treats his fellow animals.

You can judge a man's true character by the way he treats his fellow animals.