Political tyranny is nothing compared to social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies government.
A leader must have the courage to act against an expert’s advice.
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent.
Prophet Mohammed would have no objection to The Satanic Verses.
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
Courage is not having the strength to go on – it is going on when you don’t have strength.
The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.
Men are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant needs watering. Otherwise both will wither and die.