The life of millions is my politics, from which I dare not free myself without denying my life-work and God.

Of what avail is my love if it be only so long as I trust my friend?

A selfish basis would not serve the purpose of taking a man higher and higher along the paths of evolution.

The scriptures of Christians, Mussalmans and Hindus are all replete with the teaching of ahimsa.

Truth is like a vast tree which yields more and more fruit the more you nurture it. The deeper the search in the mind of truth, the richer the discovery of the gems buried there.

My life is my message.

Nonviolence means an ocean of compassion. It means shedding from us every trace of ill will for others. It does not mean abjectness or timidity, or fleeing in fear. It means, on the contrary, firmness of mind and courage, a resolute spirit.