Faith... must be enforced by reason... when faith becomes blind it dies.

Compassion is a muscle that gets stronger with use.

A poet is one who can call forth the good latent in the human beast.

Religion is one tree with many branches. As branches, you may say, religions are many, but as a tree, religion is only one.

So long as untouchability disfigures Hinduism, so long do I hold the attainment of Swaraj to be an utter impossibility.

Running away for fear of death, leaving one's dear ones, temples or music to take care of themselves, is irreligion; it is cowardice.

Nothing depends upon the death of an individual, be he ever so great, but much depends upon the freedom of India.