The measure of a society can be how well its people treat its animals

One who hooks his fortune to ahimsa, the law of love, daily lessens the circle of destruction and to that extent promotes life and love.

Had we adopted non-violence as the weapon of the strong, because we realised that it was more effective than any other weapon, in fact the mightiest force in the world, we would have made use of its full potency and not have discarded it as soon as the fight against the British was over or we were in a position to wield conventional weapons. But as I have already said, we adopted it out of our helplessness. If we had the atom bomb, we would have used it against the British.

We are the makers of our own state and...individuals who realize the fact need not, ought not, to wait for collective action.

God cannot be so cruel and unjust as to make the distinctions of high and low between man and man, and woman and woman.

I may fight the British ruler, but I do not hate the English or their language. In fact, I appreciate their literary treasures.

A satyagrahi should have a living faith in God.