Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself

If India adopted the doctrine of love as an active part of her religion and introduced it in her politics. Swaraj would descend upon India from heaven. But I am painfully aware that that event is far off as yet.

Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.

We may never be strong enough to be entirely non-violent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep non-violence as our goal and make steady progress towards it.

Means to be means must always be within our reach, and so ahimsa is our supreme duty.

Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you do it.

To end slavery, you must overcome the mental and physical inertia of the masses and quicken their intelligence and creative faculty.