A vow must lead one upwards, never downwards towards perdition.

The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.

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

Insistence on truth can come into play when one party practices untruth or injustice. Only then can love be tested. True friendship is put to the test only when one party disregards the obligation of friendship.

The Britisher is the top dog and the Indian the underdog in his own country.

If a man were so placed or could so place himself as to be absolutely above all dependence on his fellow-beings he would become so proud and arrogant as to be a veritable burden and nuisance to the world.

It is impossible that God, who is the God of Justice, could have made the distinctions that men observe today in the name of religion.