Labour is a great leveler of all distinctions.

The spinning wheel means national consciousness and a contribution by every individual to a definite constructive national work.

Love is a rare herb that makes a friend even of a sworn enemy and this herb grows out of nonviolence.

I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.

There is no fundamental cleavage between Hindus and Mussalmans. We have lived in the same land as brothers for generations and what has been possible all these years will certainly be possible in the future.

A man can give up a right, but he may not give up a duty without being guilty of a grave dereliction.

Just as there are signs by which you can recognize violence with the naked eye, so is the spinning wheel to me a decisive sign of nonviolence.