A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its compromise in practice.

To answer brutality with brutality is to admit one's moral and intellectual bankruptcy.

I would heartily welcome the union of East and West provided it is not based on brute force.

A man who broods on evil is as bad a man who does evil, if he is no worse.

Knowledge and devotion, to be true, have to stand the test of renunciation of the fruits of action.

Conquer the heart of the enemy with truth and love, not by violence.

My nonviolence does recognize different species of violence, defensive and offensive.