I have even seen the writings suggesting that I am playing a deep game, that I am using the present turmoil to foist my fads on India, and am making religious experiments at India's expense. I can only answer that Satyagraha is made of sterner stuff. There is nothing reserved and nothing secret in it.

Confession of one's guilt purifies and uplifts. Its suppression is degrading and should always be avoided.

My austerities, fasting and prayers are, I know, of no value if I rely upon them for reforming me. My penance is the prayer of a bleeding heart for forgiveness for sins unwittingly committed.

A life without vows is like a ship without an anchor or like an edifice that is built on sand instead of a solid rock.

Whilst the Bihar calamity damages the body, the calamity brought about by untouchability corrodes the very soul.

To say that God permits evil in the world may not be pleasing to the ear. But if He is held responsible for the good, it follows that He has to be responsible for the evil too.

Only an arrogant man will claim to be independent of everybody else and be self-contained.