The fullest life is impossible without an immovable belief in a Living Law in obedience to which the whole universe moves.

Civil disobedience can never be in general terms, such as for independence.

To practice nonviolence in mundane matters is to know its true value.

You may pluck out my eyes, but that cannot kill me. You may chop off my nose, but that will not kill me. But blast my belief in God, and I am dead.

The knowledge of the omnipresence of God also means respect for the lives even of those who may be called opponents.

Religion is entirely a personal matter. Each one could approach his Creator as he liked.

I can neither serve God nor humanity if as an Indian I do not serve India, and as a Hindu I do not serve Indian Mussalmans.