Genuine laughter is true eloquence and more effective than speech

The principle of ahimsa is hurt by every evil thought, by undue haste, by lying, by hatred, by wishing ill to anybody.

What distinguishes man from the brute is his conscious striving to realise the spirit within.

The Charkha is an outward symbol of truth and nonviolence.

Democracy is not a state in which people act like sheep.

My nonviolence does not admit of running away from danger and leaving the dear ones unprotected.

If the lambs of the world had been willingly led, they would have long ago saved themselves from the butcher's knife.