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

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within

Men and women approaching retirement age should be recycled for public service work, and their...

Men and women approaching retirement age should be recycled for public service work, and their...

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

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

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...

Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart

Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

Good government is no substitute for self-government.

Good government is no substitute for self-government.

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to...

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to...

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal....

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal....

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission...

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission...

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...

It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to...

It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to...

All of your scholarship, all your study of Shakespeare and Wordsworth would be vain if...

All of your scholarship, all your study of Shakespeare and Wordsworth would be vain if...

Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the humblest imaginable

Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the humblest imaginable

Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong

Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong

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...

An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.

An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.

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...

Be careful who you tell your problems to, because 99% are happy you have them...

Be careful who you tell your problems to, because 99% are happy you have them...

Your friends will know you better in the first minute they meet you than your...

Your friends will know you better in the first minute they meet you than your...