“Remember that there is always a limit to self-indulgence but none to self-restraint, and let us daily progress in that direction.”

—  Mahatma Gandhi

Article http://books.google.com/books?id=lHnjAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Remember+that+there+is+always+a+limit+to+self-indulgence+but+none+to+self-restraint+and+let+us+daily+progress+in+that+direction%22 in Young India (2 February 1928, Volume 10, Page 35)
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pre-eminent leader of Indian nationalism during British-rul… 1869–1948

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