"If you want to cut down a tree,……" — Vinoba Bhave
"If you want to cut down a tree, it is no use to climb into its branches."
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28 Quotes by Vinoba Bhave
Vinoba Bhave has 28 quotes on this site.
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If a man achieves victory over this body, who in the world can exercise power over him? He who rules…
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It is a curious phenomena that God has made the hearts of the poor, rich and those of the rich,…
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In the Bhagavad Gita, there is no long discussion, nothing elaborate. The main reason for this is that everything stated…
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A country should be defended not by arms, but by ethical behavior.
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If we wish our nature to be free and joyous, we should bring our activities into same order.
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The natural movement of one's soul is upwards. But just as any object is dragged down when a heavy weight…
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The river flows at its own sweet will, but the flood is bound in the two banks. If it were…
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In nonviolence you must go full steam ahead, if you want the good to come speedily you must go about…
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Life does not mean mere karma or mere bhakti or mere jnana.
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Though the names karma yoga and sannyasa are different, the truth at the heart of both is the same.
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It is only when our life proceeds within bounds and in an accepted, disciplined way, that the mind can be…
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When a thing is true, there is no need to use any arguments to substantiate it.
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