In a society based on nonviolence, the smallest nation will feel as tall as the tallest.

Death on the battlefield is welcome to a soldier.

For me patriotism is the sme as humanity. I am patriotic because I am human and humane. It is not exclusive. I will not hurt England or Germany to serve India . . . My patriotism is inclusive and admits of no enmity or ill-will.

The ideal is a synthesis of the different cultures that have come to stay in India, that have influenced Indian life, and that, in their turn, have themselves been influenced by the spirit of the soil.

Education without courage is like a wax statue - beautiful to look at but bound to melt at the first touch of a hot stuff.

When a slave begins to take pride in his fetters and hugs them like precious ornaments, the triumph of the slave-owner is complete.

Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it.