All compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take.

Even a little untruth destroys a man, as a drop of poison ruins milk.

I can no more preach nonviolence to a cowardly man than I can tempt a blind man to enjoy healthy scenes.

Christianity in India is inextricably mixed up for the last hundred and fifty years with the British rule.

Forgiveness is the virtue of the brave.

I know, to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace.

Civil disobedience is a preparation for mute suffering.