Self-sacrifice of one innocent man is a million times more potent than the sacrifice of a million men who die in the act of killing others.

Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it

However virile the English language may be, it can never become the language of the masses of India.

For a bowl of water give a goodly meal; For a kindly greeting bow thou down with zeal; For a simple penny pay thou back with gold; If thy life be rescued, life do not withhold. Thus the words and actions of the wise regard; Every little service tenfold they reward. But the truly noble know all men as one, And return with gladness good for evil done.

As long as the superstition that people should obey unjust laws exists, so long will slavery exist

Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.

Liberty is a dearly bought commodity and prisons are factories where it is manufactured.