That which looks for mercy from an opponent is not non-violence.

The enemy is fear. We think it is hate; but, it is fear.

Let the villages of the future live in our imagination, so that we might one day come to live in them!

I believe that it is impossible to end hatred with hatred.

My work will be finished if I succeed in carrying conviction to the human family that every man or woman, however weak in body, is the guardian of his or her self-respect and liberty.

What distinguishes man from the brute is his conscious striving to realise the spirit within.

Non-co-operation intended to pave the way to real honourable and voluntary co-operation based on mutual respect and trust.