A complete fast is a complete and literal denial of self. It is the truest prayer.

A slave-holder cannot hold a slave without putting himself or his deputy in the cage for holding the slave.

The measure of a country's greatness should be based on how well it cares for its most vulnerable populations.

It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.

A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.

I have known only one way of carrying on missionary work, viz., by personal example and discussion with searchers for knowledge.

At the individual level Swaraj is vitally connected with the capacity for dispassionate self-assessment , ceaseless self purification and growing self-reliance.... It is Swaraj when we learn to rule ourselves