It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.
Mahatma Gandhi
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- As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.
- Every formula of every religion has in this age of reason, to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent.
- Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.
- Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.
- Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep.