Love can never express itself by imposing sufferings on others. It can only express itself by self-suffering, by self-purification.

I believe in God, not as a theory but as a fact more real than life itself.

If Swaraj is to be had by peaceful methods, it will only be attained by attention to every little detail of national life.

After long study and experience, I have come to the conclusion that (1) all religions are true; (2) all religions have some error in them; (3) all religions are almost as dear to me as my own Hinduism, in as much as all human beings should be as dear to one as one's own close relatives.

Performance of duty and observance of morality are convertible terms.

A certain degree of physical harmony and comfort is necessary, but above a certain level it becomes a hindrance instead of a help. Therefore the ideal of creating an unlimited number of wants and satisfying them seems to be a delusion and a snare.

It is possible for a single individual to defy the whole might of an unjust empire to save his honor, his religion, his soul and lay the foundation for the empire's fall or its regeneration.