I understood . . . that those who desired salvation should act like the trustee who, though having control over great possessions, regards not an iota of them as his own.

A nonviolent system of government is clearly an impossibility so long as the wide gulf between the rich and the hungry millions persists.

There is always enough for the needy, there is never enough for the greedy.

When a man fasts, it is not the gallons of water he drinks that sustains him, but God.

Self-sacrifice of one innocent man is a million times more potent than the sacrifice of a million men who die in the act of killing others.

It is difficult, but not impossible, to conduct strictly honest business.

When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.