To kill these (rabid) dogs, in my opinion, amount to himsa, but I believe it to be inevitable if we are to escape much greater himsa.

Untouchability of foreign cloth is as much a virtue with all of us as untouchability of the suppressed classes must be a sin with every devout Hindu.

Nonviolence being the mightiest force in the world and also the most elusive in its working, demands the greatest exercise of faith.

All the four stages in a man's life are devised by the seers in Hinduism for imposing discipline and self-restraint.

If we had the atom bomb, we would have used it against the British.

I worship God as Truth only. I have not yet found Him, but I am seeking after Him. I am prepared to sacrifice the things dearest to me in pursuit of this quest. Even if the sacrifice demanded my very life, I hope I may be prepared to give it.

Prayer presupposes faith. No prayer is in vain. Prayer is like any other action.