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.

Where there are millions upon millions of units of idle labour, it is no use thinking of labour-saving devices.

Of all the myriads of God, Daridranarayana is the most sacred inasmuch as it represents the untold millions of the poor people as distinguished from the few rich people.

As a splendid palace deserted by its inmates looks like a ruin, so does a man without character, all his material belongings notwithstanding.

It amazes me to find an intelligent person who fights against something which he does not at all believe exists.

I first learned the concepts of non-violence in my marriage.

The story of the creation and similar things in it did not impress me very much, but on the contrary made me incline somewhat towards atheism.