In the secret of my heart I am in perpetual quarrel with God that He should allow such things [as the war] to go on. My non-violence seems almost impotent. But the answer comes at the end of the daily quarrel that neither God nor non-violence is impotent. Impotence is in men. I must try on without losing faith even though I may break in the attempt.

Prosecution of the constructive programme means constructing the structure of Swaraj.

Man's happiness really lies in contentment.

Heroes are made in the hour of defeat. Success is, therefore, well described as a series of glorious defeats.

The fact that mankind persists shows that the cohesive force is greater than the disruptive force, centripetal force greater than centrifugal.

For a firm believer in swadeshi, there need be no Pharisaical self-satisfaction in wearing khadi.

Nonviolence of the strong is infinitely braver than their violence.