I believe in conversion of mankind, not its destruction.

Monotony is the law of nature. Look at the monotonous manner in which the sun rises. The monotony of necessary occupation is exhilarating and life giving.

No effort is complete without prayer - without definite recognition that the best human endeavor is of no effect if it has not God's blessing behind it.

Truth and nonviolence demand that no human being may debar himself from serving any other human being, no matter how sinful he may be.

Pure motives can never justify impure or violent action.

Schools and colleges are really a factory for turning out clerks for the Government.

If I seem to take part in politics, it is only because politics encircles us today like the coil of a snake from which one cannot get out, no matter how much one tries. I wish therefore to wrestle with the snake.