I have repeatedly stated that satyagraha never fails and that one perfect satyagrahi is enough to vindicate Truth.

The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful then a thousand heads bowing in prayer.

The first condition of humaneness is a little humility and a little diffidence about the correctness of one's conduct and a little receptiveness.

Our aim is not to do things by violence to opponents.

Great causes cannot be served by intellectual equipment alone, they call for spiritual effort of soul-force.

[It] is impossible for us to establish a living vital connection with the masses unless we will work for them, through them and in their midst, not as their patrons but as their servants.

The meticulous care for the rights of the least among us is the sin qua non of nonviolence.