The elephant needs a thousand times more food than the ant but that is not an indication of inequality.

A genuine fast cleanses the body, mind and soul. It crucifies the flesh and to that extent sets the soul free.

A clear victory of satyagraha is impossible so long as there is ill will.

I believe in the essential unity of all that lives. Therefore, I believe that if one person gains spiritually, the whole world gains, and that if one person falls, the whole world falls to that extent.

You can't shake hands with a closed fist.

He who runs may see that opium and such other intoxicants and narcotics stupefy a man's soul and reduce him to a level lower than that of beasts.

Whatever can be useful to those starving millions is beautiful to my mind.