God is the vital force or spirit which is all-pervading, all-embracing and, therefore, beyond human ken.

I can combine the greatest love with the greatest opposition to wrong.

I must dissent emphatically from any proposal to spend any money on preparing a statue of me, more especially at a time when people do not have enough food and clothing.

Indian nationalism is not exclusive, nor aggressive, nor destructive.

To me I seem to be constantly growing. I must respond to varying conditions, yet remain changeless within.

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

Restraint never ruins one's health. What ruins it,is not restraint but outward suppression. A really self-restrained person grows every day from strength to strength and from peace to more peace. The very first step in self-restraint is the restraint of thoughts.