Civil disobedience is the only nonviolent escape from the soul-destroying heat of violence.

Khadi to me is the symbol of unity of Indian humanity, of its economic freedom and equality and, therefore, ultimately, in the poetic expression of Jawaharlal Nehru, 'the livery of India's freedom'.

I believe that just as everyone inherits a particular form so does he inherit the particular characteristics and qualities of his progenitors, and to make this admission is to conserve one's energy.

Pure motives can never justify impure or violent action.

Blaming the wolf would not help the sheep much. The sheep must learn not to fall in the clutches of the wolf.

The science of nonviolence can alone lead one to pure democracy.

If everybody lives by the sweat of his brow, the earth will become a paradise.