By noiselessly going to a prison a civil-resister ensures a calm atmosphere.

I will not have the power of nonviolence to be underestimated in order to cover my limitations or weaknesses.

There is no beauty in the finest cloth if it makes hunger and unhappiness.

Ahimsa and Truth are so intertwined that it is practically impossible to disentangle and separate them.

If we want to cultivate a true spirit of democracy we cannot afford to be intolerant. Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause.

Khadi to me is the symbol of unity of Indian humanity, of its economic freedom and equality and, therefore, ultimately, in the poetic expression of Jawaharlal Nehru, 'the livery of India's freedom'.

I do not want any patronage, as I do not give any. I am a lover of my own liberty, and so I would do nothing to restrict yours. I simply want to please my own conscience which is God.