I do not seek redemption from the consequences of my sin. I seek to be redeemed from sin itself. Until I have attained that end, I shall be content to be restless.

Retreat itself is often a plan of resistance and may be a precursor of great bravery and sacrifice. Every retreat is not cowardice which implies fear to die.

I must try to live in society and yet remain untouched by its pitfalls.

Whenever you have truth it must be given with love, or the message and the messenger will be rejected.

Creation of effective public opinion depends on the cultivation of true courage, born of truthfulness and nonviolence.

An ideal sanctified by the sacrifices of such master spirits as Lenin cannot go in vain, the noble example of their renunciation will be emblazoned for ever and quicken and purify the ideal as time passes.

Knowledge gained through experience is far superior and many times more useful than bookish knowledge.