My Swaraj is to keep intact the genius of our civilization.

Anger, lust and such other evil passions raging in the heart are the real untouchables.

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.

India will not be a helpless partner in her own exploitation and foreign domination.

Forgiveness is the virtue of the brave.

In the application of Satyagraha, I discovered, in the earliest stages, that pursuit of Truth did not admit of violence being inflicted on one's opponent, but that he must be weaned from error by patience and sympathy. For, what appears to be truth to the one may appear to be error to the other. And patience means self-suffering. So the doctrine came to mean vindication of Truth, not by infliction of suffering on the opponent but one's own self.

Labour is priceless, not gold.