Gujarati Quotes

A single rose can

be my garden...

a single friend,

my world.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Be careless in your dress if you must,

but keep a tidy soul.

When a person cannot deceive himself

the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.

I was born and have ever remained in

the most humble walks of life.

I was born 50 years after slavery, in 1913.

I was allowed to read.

My mother, who was a teacher,

taught me when I was a very young child.

The first school I attended was a small building

that went from first to sixth grade.

There was one teacher for all of the students.

There could be anywhere from 50 to 60 students of all different ages.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

The civilized man has built a coach,

but has lost the use of his feet.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

Rule No. 1: Never lose money.

Rule No. 2: Never forget Rule No. 1

Nothing can be more hurtful to the service,

than the neglect of discipline;

for that discipline,

more than numbers,

gives one army,

the superiority over another.

Everyone should have a passion.

If you’re passionate about something,

you’ll work hard at it.

There is no substitute for hard work.

I don't understand why the press is so interested

in speculating about my appearance,

anyway.

What does my face have to do with my music or my dancing?

Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

The one thing I want to leave my children is an honorable name.

Take the risk of thinking for yourself,

much more happiness,

truth,

beauty,

and wisdom will come to you that way.

I have just got a new theory of eternity.

Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel

in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.