It is no non-violence if we merely love those that love us. It is non-violence only when we love those that hate us.

For me every ruler is alien that defies public opinion.

Far more indispensable then food for the physical body is spiritual nourishment for the soul. One can do without food for a considerable time, but a man of the spirit cannot exist for a single second without spiritual nourishment.

The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

If I seem to take part in politics, it is only because politics encircles us today like the coil of a snake from which one cannot get out, no matter how much one tries. I wish therefore to wrestle with the snake.

A satyagrahi must ceaselessly strive to realize and live truth. And he must never contemplate hurting anyone by thought, word or deed.