“I was taught by my parents that, if I was struck on the right cheek, I should turn the left, and that I was to die rather than smite again. I never struck a blow and never received one, and I used to believe firmly that an angel from heaven would help me if I needed it.”

Expressing a lifelong commitment to non-violence rooted in parental teaching and childhood faith · Lilliput Lectures

• Childhood
• Faith
• Nonviolence

“I know I am clever, but I was born so.”

Disclaiming credit for natural facility while rejecting praise that shames others · Autobiography of an Irreconcilable (memoirs)

• Humility
• Learning
• Talent

“I was a born worshipper, with a strong tendency to mysticism of a kind that turned naturally to the One true Object of worship, and found pleasure in thinking of His presence anywhere and everywhere as a fact.”

Reflecting an innate sense of the divine rather than one imposed by upbringing · Autobiography of an Irreconcilable (memoirs)

• God
• Spirituality
• Worship