I do believe that, where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence. I would rather have India resort to arms in order to defend her honour than that she should, in a cowardly manner, become or remain a helpless witness to her own dishonour. But I believe that nonviolence is infinitely superior to violence, forgiveness is more manly than punishment.

Man is neither mere intellect not the gross animal body, nor the heart or soul alone.

I know that man who forsakes Truth can forsake his country and his nearest and dearest ones.

A satyagrahi turns the searchlight inward relentlessly to weed out all the defects that may be lying hidden there still.

My implicit faith in nonviolence does mean yielding to minorities when they are really weak.

A spirit is not necessarily purer, because it is disembodied.

Forgiveness is choosing to love. It is the first skill of self-giving love.