Whomsoever you follow, howsoever great, see to it that you follow the spirit of the master and not imitate him mechanically.

By patriotism I mean the welfare of the whole people, if I secure it at the hands of my opponent, I should bow down my head to him.

I am but a poor struggling soul yearning to be wholly good, wholly truthful and wholly non-violent in thought, word and deed, but ever failing to reach the ideal which I know to be true. It is a painful climb, but each step upwards makes me feel stronger and fit for the next.

Nonviolence in politics is a new weapon in the process of evolution; its vast possibilities are yet unexplored.

Hatred is never overcome by hatred but by love.

My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him.

Disobedience that is wholly civil should never provoke retaliation.