A man who is swayed by negative emotions may have good enough intentions, may be truthful in word, but he will never find the Truth.

I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world. I believe that they are all God- given and I believe that they were necessary for the people to whom these religions were revealed. And I believe that if only we could all of us read the scriptures of the different faiths from the standpoints of the followers of these faiths, we should find that they were at bottom all one and were all helpful to one another.

Retaliation is counter-poison and poison breeds more poison. The nectar of Love alone can destroy the poison of hate.

Not to believe in the possibility of permanent peace is to disbelieve in the Godliness of human nature.

What is it but my ahimsa that draws thousands of women to me in fearless confidence?

I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the culture of all lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any

The whole existence of man is a ceaseless duel between the forces of life and death.