A little of true nonviolence acts in a silent, subtle, unseen way and leavens the whole society.

I refuse to buy from anybody anything however nice or beautiful if it interferes with my growth or injures those whom Nature has made my first care.

We want freedom for our country, but not at the expense or exploitation of others, not so as to degrade other countries.

My only sanction is the love and affection in which you hold me. But it has its weaknesses, as it has its strengths.

Nothing can so quickly put the masses on their legs as the spinning wheel and all it means.

I saw that bad handwriting should be regarded as a sign of an imperfect education.

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