Those who cannot renounce attachment to the results of their work are far from the path.

If my nonviolence is to be contagious and infectious, I must acquire greater control over my thoughts.

What distinguishes man from the brute is his conscious striving to realise the spirit within.

You cannot build nonviolence on a factory civilization, but it can be built on self-contained villages.

My heart rebels against any foreigner imposing on my country the peace which is here called Pax-Britannica.

My personal religion enables me to serve my countrymen without hurting the English or, for that matter, anybody else.

Swadeshism is not a cult of hatred. It is a doctrine of selfless service that has its roots in the purest ahimsa, i.e. love.