No displeasure, even of the dearest friends, can put me off the duty I see clearly in front of me.

A fear-stricken person can never know God, and one who knows God will never fear a mortal man.

Nonviolence is the law of the human race and is infinitely greater than, and superior to, brute force.

The Charkha in the hands of a poor widow brings a paltry price to her, in the hands of Jawaharlal; it is an instrument of India's freedom.

Golden fetters are no less galling to a self-respecting man that iron ones; the sting lies in the fetters, not in the metal.

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.

Live simply that others might simply live.