Democracy will break under the strain of apron strings. It can exist only on trust.

God is not a person. God is an eternal principle.

Not to have control over the senses is like sailing in a rudderless ship, bound to break to pieces on coming in contact with the very first rock.

A general belief seems to prevail in the colony that the Indians are little better, if at all, than the savages or natives of Africa. Even the children are taught to believe in that manner, with the result that the Indian is being dragged down to the position of a raw Kaffir.

My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents and I lay them both at his feet.

Cow protection to me is infinitely more than mere protection of the cow.

If one does not practice nonviolence in one's own personal relations with others and hopes to use it in bigger affairs, one is vastly mistaken.