Truth quenches untruth, love quenches anger, self-suffering quenches violence. This eternal rule is a rule not for saints only but for all.

A government builds its prestige upon the apparently voluntary association of the governed.

As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.

My whole soul rebels against the idea that Hinduism and Islam represent two antagonistic cultures and doctrines.

Sickness is the result not only of our acts, but out thoughts also.

Truth stands for the fact, nonviolence negates the fact.

Complete independence through truth and non-violence means the independence of every unit, be it the humblest of the nation, without distinction of race, colour or creed.