Non-violence ... is the only thing that the atom bomb cannot destroy. I did not move a muscle when I first heard that the atom bomb had wiped out Hiroshima. On the contrary, I said to myself, Unless now the world adopts non-violence, it will spell certain suicide for mankind.

Recall the face of the poorest and weakest man you have seen, and ask yourself if this step you contemplate is going to be any use to him.

What kind of victory is it when someone is left defeated?

I believe in the absolute oneness of God and therefore of humanity. What though we have many bodies? We have but one soul. . . . I know God is neither in heaven nor down below, but in everyone.

If there is violence, it will certainly be crushed because violence can only end in a disgraceful rout.

A man who behaves like a beast is worse than the beast.

Death is at any time blessed but it is twice blessed for a warrior who dies for his cause, that is, truth.