With me the connection between the cosmic phenomena and human behaviour is a living faith that draws me nearer to God, humbles me and makes me readier for facing Him.

Civilizations have come and gone and, in spite of our vaunted progress, I am tempted to ask again and again, 'To what purpose?'

To believe that what has not occurred in history will not occur at all, is to argue disbelief in the dignity of man.

Whatever may be true of the other modes of warfare, insatyagraha it has been held that the causes for failure are to be sought within.

There is a world-wide conflict between capital and labour, and the poor envy the rich.

The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members

I do believe that ideas ripen quickly when nourished by the blood of martyrs.