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.

The press is called the Fourth Estate. It is definitely a power, but, to misuse that power is criminal.

When freedom is in jeopardy, non-co-operation may be a duty and prison may be a palace.

My modesty has prevented me from declaring from the house top that the message of non-co-operation, nonviolence and swadeshi is a message to the world.

Ahimsa can be practiced only towards those that are inferior to you in every way.

Unwearied ceaseless effort is the price that must be paid for turning faith into a rich infallible experience.

Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation.