Ramanama is for the pure at heart and for those who want to attain purity and remain pure.

If God holds me to be a pure instrument for the spread of nonviolence in place of the awful violence now ruling the earth, He will give me the strength and show me the way.

Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.

It goes without saying that moderation and sobriety are of the very essence of vow-taking.

A leader is useless when he acts against the promptings of his own conscience.

An awakened people who rely upon their nonviolent strength are independent in the face of any conceivable combination of the armed powers.

All religions are branches of the same mighty tree, but I must not change over from one branch to another for the sake of expediency.