A satyagrahi loves his so-called enemy even as he loves his friend. He has no enemy.

I cannot think of permanent enmity between man and man, and believing as I do in the theory of reincarnation, I live in the hope that if not in this birth, in some other birth I shall be able to hug all of humanity in friendly embrace.

My greatest weapon is mute prayer.

The ideally non-violent state will be an ordered anarchy.

Indeed, a civil resister offers resistance only when peace becomes impossible.

To bear all kinds of tortures without a murmur of resentment is not possible for a human being without the strength that comes from God.

Insistence on truth can come into play when one party practices untruth or injustice. Only then can love be tested. True friendship is put to the test only when one party disregards the obligation of friendship.