Nonviolence is the virtue of the manly. The coward is innocent of it.

A seeker of truth will never begin by discounting his opponent's statement as unworthy of trust.

If Britain were honest, which I dispute, she would then embrace all nations on terms of equality.

How do you know if the next act you are about to do is the right one or the wrong one? Consider the face of the poorest and most vulnerable human being that you have ever chanced upon, and ask yourself if the act that you contemplate will be of benefit to that person; and if it will be, it's the right thing to do, and if not, rethink it.

Every truth is self-acting and possesses inherent strength.

Indeed the very word, nonviolence, a negative word, means that it is an effort to abandon the violence that is inevitable in life.

We must learn to be self-reliant and independent of schools, courts, protection and patronage of a Government we seek to end, if it will not mend.