Vinoba Bhave Quotes

Vinoba Bhave
Indian Educator
Born: Sep 11, 1895
Died: Nov 15, 1982
Actions Any Experience Free Life Will
Related authors: Bill Nye Booker T. Washington Horace Mann John W. Gardner Maria Montessori Michael Pollan Michael Porter Timothy Leary
A sword in hand is a sure sign of a violent mind; but one does not become non-violent merely by throwing the sword away. Vinoba Bhave
Mind Become Sign Throwing Merely Sure Sure Sign Non-Violent Does Hand Away Sword Violent
The river flows at its own sweet will, but the flood is bound in the two banks. If it were not thus bound, its freedom would be wasted. Vinoba Bhave
Freedom Will Own Sweet Would Would-Be River Thus Bound Were Banks Flood Wasted Two Flows
We cannot even recollect the actions of our infancy, our childhood is like something written on a slate and rubbed off. Vinoba Bhave
Our We Cannot Recollect Something Written Like Infancy Off Childhood Cannot Actions Even Slate
If a man achieves victory over this body, who in the world can exercise power over him? He who rules himself rules over the whole world. Vinoba Bhave
Fitness Man World Victory Power Rules He Over Him Himself Exercise Achieves Body Who Whole
If we wish our nature to be free and joyous, we should bring our activities into same order. Vinoba Bhave
Nature Free Wish Our Joyous Same Order Should Activities Bring
A country should be defended not by arms, but by ethical behavior. Vinoba Bhave
Behavior Country Arms Ethical Should Defended
All revolutions are spiritual at the source. All my activities have the sole purpose of achieving a union of hearts. Vinoba Bhave
Spiritual Sole Sole Purpose Purpose Source Hearts Revolutions Achieving Union Activities
When a thing is true, there is no need to use any arguments to substantiate it. Vinoba Bhave
Argument True Any Use Thing Need
I may worship the image of the Lord; but that act is worthless if it is not accompanied with devotion. In the absence of devotion, the idol will just be a piece of stone, and so shall I; and the worship will only mean that a stone is facing a stone! Vinoba Bhave
Will Just Be Worship Worthless Only Absence Shall Facing Piece Devotion Lord Idol Accompanied Stone May Just Mean Act Image
Life does not mean mere karma or mere bhakti or mere jnana. Vinoba Bhave
Life Karma Mere Does Mean
Human life is full of the play of samskaras - tendencies developed by repeated actions. Vinoba Bhave
Life Tendencies Developed Repeated Human Human Life Full Actions Play
We have seen from experience that, if we are in the habit of walking regularly on the same road, we are able to think about other things while walking, without paying attention to our steps. Vinoba Bhave
Experience Seen Think Other Our Able About Habit Road Attention Steps Without Walking Same While Regularly Paying Things
'Talks on the Gita' is the story of my life, and it is also my message. Vinoba Bhave
Life My Life Also Message Talks Story
Do not allow yourself to imagine that revolutionary thinking can be propagated by governmental power. Vinoba Bhave
Yourself Power Thinking Allow Governmental Power Revolutionary Imagine
In nonviolence you must go full steam ahead, if you want the good to come speedily you must go about it with vigor. Vinoba Bhave
Good You Speedily Must About Steam Come Nonviolence Go Want Full Vigor

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