My errors have been errors of calculation and judging men, not in appreciating the true nature of truth and ahimsa or in their application.

A heart-felt prayer is not recitation with the lips. It is a yearning from within which expresses itself in every word, every act, nay every thought of people.

The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer force of self-confidence, bravery and tenacity.

A satyagrahi has always his minimum and it is this minimum that is wanted in connection with this struggle.

God has blessed man with seed that has the highest potency and woman with a field richer than the richest earth to be found anywhere on his globe.

The art of producing good music from a cultivated voice can be achieved by many, but the art of producing that music from the harmony of a pure life is achieved very rarely.

A wretched parent who claims obedience from his children, without first doing his duty by them, excites nothing but contempt.