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One can't be kind to one person and cruel to another.
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An expert gives an objective view. He gives his own view.
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Belief in God is a matter of personal conviction and faith.
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I believe in preventing cruelty to all living beings in any form.
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As long as man eats animals how can cruelty to animals be removed.
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To live a life of truth one has to suffer, but must suffer cheerfully
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The vegetarian movement is an ancient movement and is not quite a modern one.
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I only cherished service to people. There should not be greed even in service.
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Vegetarianism alone can give us the quality of compassion, which distinguishes man from the rest of the animal world.
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I would, therefore, say that for no reason whatsoever, except in self-defense, should one think of killing any animal.
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Life at any time can become difficult: life at any time can become easy. It all depends upon how one adjusts oneself to life.
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You are quite correct in saying that I banned the export of monkeys on a humanitarian basis and not because the number was lessening.
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Things should be done for their own sake. I accept that I will never understand reality, so I concentrate on action, dharma [duty] and commitment.
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If we do not want to be pained by anybody we must not pain anybody; and how can man consider himself humane if he wants to live at the cost of others.
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In the early ages, I believe not much thought was given to what man is and what his real functions should be, and what is the real purpose of his life.
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I do not say that one who is vegetarian is full of compassion and one who is not, is otherwise. We sometimes find people, who are vegetarians, are very bad people.
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Fate gets you into positions of power. Life takes you there. I only do my duty and service to the people. I take all conditions as they come cheerfully and do my duty.
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It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.
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There is an inherent quality [resistant to change] in this country which doesn't allow anybody to destroy it. Whoever tries to destroy it will himself be destroyed. Ravan was destroyed.
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Consideration for other persons or for other living beings is very vital for goodness and want of consideration for other people makes human beings selfish, regardless for other people's good.
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God has also given the sense to control. He has given us intelligence which could be utilised both for good and bad. I am not saying it's easy for people to adopt celibacy—very few can do it.
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One has got to choose between the two evils, also between the lesser of the two evils in the matter of food, and therefore vegetarian food has got to be taken by man in order to sustain human life
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Unless morality comes to public life, politics will remain what it is all over the world. My only interest in remaining in politics is to bring in morality. I've chosen the path of action and bhakti.
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When what I believe is the truth, I must act on it. But, I consider that you have every right to think what you think is the truth. I pay a price for adhering to my truth. I pay and do it cheerfully.
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Born:
February 29, 1896
Died:
April 10, 1995
(aged 99)
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