I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.

I felt that God could be realized only through service. And service for me was the service of India, because it came to me without my seeking, because I had an aptitude for it.

I do not wish disaster to British arms.

A teacher who establishes rapport with the taught, becomes one with them, learns more from them than he teaches them. He who learns nothing from his disciples is, in my opinion, worthless. Whenever I talk with someone I learn from him. I take from him more than I give him.

The world cannot be successfully fooled for all time.

People say true friends must always hold hands, but true friends don't need to hold hands because they know the other hand will always be there.

If one has no affection for a person or a system, one should feel free to give the fullest expression to his disaffection so long as he does not contemplate, promote, or incite violence.