I believe that just as everyone inherits a particular form so does he inherit the particular characteristics and qualities of his progenitors, and to make this admission is to conserve one's energy.

The satyagrahi strives to reach reason through the heart. The method of reaching the heart is to awaken public opinion.

Through the deliverance of India, I seek to deliver the so-called weaker races of the earth from the crushing heels of Western exploitation in which England is the greatest partner.

Life is greater than all art.

Breach of promise is no less an act of insolvency than a refusal to pay one's debt.

I am a poor mendicant. My earthly possessions consist of six spinning wheels, prison dishes, a can of goat's milk, six homespun loincloths and towels and my reputation, which cannot be worth much.

I shall despair when I despair of myself, of God and humanity.