There is goodness as well as greatness in simplicity, not in wealth.

Love in the sense of ahimsa has only a limited number of votaries in the world.

The chains of a slave are broken the moment he considers himself a free man.

If a man voluntarily allows himself to be crushed, he yields the oil of moral energy which sustains the world.

Spiritual instruments suffer in their potency when their use is taught through non-spiritual messages which are self-propagating.

Just as there are signs by which you can recognize violence with the naked eye, so is the spinning wheel to me a decisive sign of nonviolence.

A thousand candles can be lighted from the flame of one candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness can be spread without diminishing that of yourself.