The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members

Whenever I see an erring man, I say to myself I have also erred; when I see a lustful man I say to myself, so was I once; and in this way I feel kinship with everyone in the world and feel that I cannot be happy without the humblest of us being happy.

Live simply that others might simply live.

My creed of nonviolence is an extremely active force.

There is nothing but nonviolence to fall back upon for retaining our freedom, even as we had to do for gaining it.

If it is possible for the human tongue to give the fullest description of God, I have come to the conclusion that God is Truth.

I suffer snakes to be killed in the ashram when it is impossible to catch them and put them out of harm's way.