Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.

I travel third-class because there is no fouth-class.

A complete fast is a complete and literal denial of self. It is the truest prayer.

Let not the 12 million Negroes be ashamed of the fact that they are the grandchildren of slaves. There is dishonor in being slave-owners.

God chooses as His instrument the humblest and weakest of His creatures to fulfill Himself.

The lower animals are our brethren. I include among them the lion and the tiger. We do not know how to live with these carnivorous beasts and poisonous reptiles because of our ignorance.

Never has man reached his destination by persistence in deviation from the straight path.