No Indian who aspires to follow the way of true religion can afford to remain aloof from politics.

If India becomes the slave of the machine, then, I say, heaven save the world.

A thousand candles can be lighted from the flame of one candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness can be spread without diminishing that of yourself.

If I could persuade myself that I could find Him in a Himalayan cave I would proceed there immediately.

[He] alone is truly nonviolent who remains nonviolent even though he has the ability to strike.

God is not a Power residing in the clouds. He is an unseen Power residing within us and nearer to us than finger nails to the flesh.

Hinduism would not have been much of a religion if Rama had not steeled his heart against every temptation.