I must say that, beyond occasionally exposing me to laughter, my constitutional shyness has been no dis-advantage whatever. In fact I can see that, on the contrary, it has been all to my advantage.

I know that in embarking on non-violence I shall be running what might be termed a mad risk. But the victories of truth have never been won without risks.

Where there is fear there is no religion.

What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another.

Passive resistance is a method of securing rights by personal suffering; it is the reverse of resistance by arms.

I believe in the doctrine of non-violence as a weapon of the weak. I believe in the doctrine of non-violence as a weapon of the strongest. I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed.

I would like to say that that even the teachings of the Koran cannot be exempted from criticism.