Even as a tree has a single trunk, but many branches and leaves, there is one religion but any number of faiths.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served.

My life is dedicated to the service of Indians through the religion of nonviolence which I believe to be the root of Hinduism.

A satyagrahi must ceaselessly strive to realize and live truth. And he must never contemplate hurting anyone by thought, word or deed.

Love is a rare herb that makes a friend even of a sworn enemy and this herb grows out of nonviolence.

Hate the sin and not the sinner' is a precept which, though easy enough to understand, is rarely practiced, and that is why the poison of hatred spreads in the world.