Perfection is only an ideal for man; it cannot be attained, for man is made imperfect.

Freedom of a nation cannot be won by solitary acts of heroism though they may be of the true type, never by heroism so called.

There is no principle worth the name if it is not wholly good.

Religion is not what is grasped by the brain, but a heart grasp.

I regard the constituent assembly as the substitute ofsatyagraha. It is constructive satyagraha.

The rishis, who discovered the law of nonviolence in the midst of violence, were greater geniuses than Newton.

I considered becoming a Christian... until I met one.