The call of the spinning wheel is the noblest of all. Because it is the call of love. And love is Swaraj.

Rama Nama should come from the heart. In that event, Rama Nama could become an effective remedy against all ailments. A man who believes in Rama Nama would not make a fetish of the body but would regard it as a means of serving God. And for making it into a fit instrument for that purpose, Rama Nama is the sovereign means. To install Rama Nama in the heart requires infinite patience. It might even take ages. But the effort is worthwhile. Rama Nama cannot come from the heart unless one has cultivated the virtues of truth, honesty and purity within and without.

Drink is not a fashion in India, as it is in the West.

Even as satyagraha is a weapon unique of its kind and not one of the ordinary weapons used by people, so is Khadi, a unique article of commerce which will not, cannot, succeed on terms common to other articles.

The man has not the power to create life. Therefore, he has not either, the right to destroy it.

The attainment of national independence is to me a search for truth.

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