The bravery of the nonviolent is vastly superior to that of the violent.

Truthful movements spontaneously attract to themselves all manner of pure and disinterested help.

It is the reformer who is anxious for the reform, and not society, from which he should expect nothing better than opposition, abhorrence and even mortal persecution.

Good travels at a snail's pace. Those who want to do good are not selfish, they are not in a hurry, they know that to impregnate people with good requires a long time.

That which looks for mercy from an opponent is not non-violence.

Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.

Let us learn from the English rulers the simple fact that the oppressors are blind to the enormity of their own misdeeds.