A successful bloody revolution can only mean further misery for the masses.

Death is at any time blessed but it is twice blessed for a warrior who dies for his cause, that is, truth.

My non-co-operation is a token of my earnest longing for real heart co-operation in the place of co-operation falsely so called.

Satyagraha is a process of educating public opinion, such that it covers all the elements of the society and in the end makes itself irresistible.

For a bowl of water give a goodly meal; For a kindly greeting bow thou down with zeal; For a simple penny pay thou back with gold; If thy life be rescued, life do not withhold. Thus the words and actions of the wise regard; Every little service tenfold they reward. But the truly noble know all men as one, And return with gladness good for evil done.

Drink is not a fashion in India, as it is in the West.

Widowhood imposed by religion or custom is an unbearable yoke and defiles the home by secret vice and degrades religion.