That nation is great which rests its head upon death as its pillow.

I believe that it is impossible to end hatred with hatred.

A small group of determined and like-minded people can change the course of history.

I am but a poor struggling soul yearning to be wholly good, wholly truthful and wholly non-violent in thought, word and deed, but ever failing to reach the ideal which I know to be true. It is a painful climb, but each step upwards makes me feel stronger and fit for the next.

Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame.

Means are not to be distinguished from ends. If violent means are used, there will be bad results.

The art of producing good music from a cultivated voice can be achieved by many, but the art of producing that music from the harmony of a pure life is achieved very rarely.