I will suffer the agony if that is to be my lot.

There is nothing on earth that I would not give up, excepting of course, two things and two things only, truth and nonviolence.

What is true of the individual will be tomorrow true of the whole nation if individuals will but refuse to lose heart and hope.

Hinduism with its message of ahimsa is to me the most glorious religion in the world.

If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.

Freedom received though the efforts of others, however benevolent, cannot be retained when such effort is withdrawn.

Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action. . . . . . . Prayer is the first and the last lesson in learning the noble and brave art of sacrificing self in the various walks of life culminating in the defence of one's nation's liberty and honour.