Our children should not be so taught as to despise labour.

War with all its glorification of brute force is essentially a degrading thing.

My austerities, fasting and prayers are, I know, of no value if I rely upon them for reforming me. My penance is the prayer of a bleeding heart for forgiveness for sins unwittingly committed.

The Charkha, which is the embodiment of willing obedience and calm persistence, must therefore succeed before there is civil disobedience.

No country can become a nation by producing a race of imitators.

The villagers want bread-not butter-and disciplined work, some work that will supplement their agricultural avocations which do not go on for all the 12 months.

Only he can take great resolves who has indomitable faith in God and has fear of God.