A truly nonviolent man would never live to tell the tale of atrocities. He would have laid down his life on the spot in non-violent resistance.

Ahimsa and Truth are so intertwined that it is practically impossible to disentangle and separate them.

Pure motives can never justify impure or violent action.

A satyagrahi exhausts all other means before he resorts to satyagraha.

In the march towards Truth, anger, selfishness, hatred, etc., naturally give way, for otherwise Truth would be impossible to attain. A man who is swayed by passions may have good enough intentions, may be truthful in word, but he will never find the Truth.

A thousand candles can be lighted from the flame of one candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness can be spread without diminishing that of yourself.

Sorrow and suffering make for character if they are voluntarily borne, but not if they are imposed.