Just as there are signs by which you can recognize violence with the naked eye, so is the spinning wheel to me a decisive sign of nonviolence.

The art of dying bravely and with honour does not need any special training, save a living faith in God.

Ahimsa is not a matter of mere dietetics: it transcends it.

I should love to satisfy all, if I possibly can; but in trying to satisfy all, I may be able to satisfy none. I have, therefore, arrived at the conclusion that the best course is to satisfy one’s own conscience and leave the world to form its own judgment, favorable or otherwise.

One hour spent in spinning should be an hour of self-development for the spinner.

God has His own way of choosing His instruments.

The external is in no way the essence of religion, but the external often proclaims the internal.