I must not serve a distant neighbour at the expense of the nearest.

National education to be truly national must reflect the national condition for the time being.

For me to dominate the Congress in spite of these fundamental differences is almost a species of violence which I must refrain from.

I know that not only is Swaraj our birthright, but it is our sacred duty to win it.

Let no one charge me with ever having abused or encouraged weakness or surrendered on matters of principle. But I have said, as I say again, that every trifle must not be dignified into a principle.

A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness.

God chooses as His instrument the humblest and weakest of His creatures to fulfill Himself.