The collectors of revenue and the policeman are the only symbols by which millions in India's villages know British rule.

Death is no fiend, he is the truest of friends. He delivers us from agony.

Those who are truthful, nonviolent and brave do not cease to be so because of the stupidity of their leader.

The main purpose of life is to live rightly, think rightly, act rightly. The soul must languish when we give all our thought to the body.

I shall despair when I despair of myself, of God and humanity.

True ahimsa should mean a complete freedom from ill-will and anger and hate and an overflowing love for all.

Character alone will have real effect on the masses.