Nonviolence becomes meaningless if violence is permitted for self-defence.

A wretched parent who claims obedience from his children, without first doing his duty by them, excites nothing but contempt.

I can combine the greatest love with the greatest opposition to wrong.

To see the universal and all-pervading Spirit of Truth face to face, one must be able to love the meanest of all creation as oneself.

People engaged in a war do not lose temper over matters which affect the fortunes of war.

Education should be so revolutionized as to answer the wants of the poorest villager, instead of answering those of an imperial exploiter.

Ahimsa is one of the world's great principles, which no power on earth can wipe out.