There is no yajna (sacrifice) greater than spinning calculated to bring peace to the troubled spirit, to soothe the distracted student's mind, to spiritualize his life.

My religion is a matter solely between my Maker and myself.

I regard Duryodhana and his party as the baser impulses in man, and Arjuna and his party as the higher impulses.

The force generated by nonviolence is infinitely greater than the force of all the arms created by man's ingenuity.

Nonviolence being the mightiest force in the world and also the most elusive in its working, demands the greatest exercise of faith.

Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt. And a citizen who barters with such a state shares in its corruption and lawlessness.

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