We cannot, in a moment, get rid of habits of a lifetime.

A satyagrahi may not ride two horses, truth and untruth, at the same time, nor, to change the metaphor, trim his sail to catch every breeze as you do in the name of communism.

The only way by which you and I can wean orthodox Hindus from their bigotry is by patient argument and correct conduct.

Ahimsa is no mere theory with me, but it is a fact of life based on extensive experience.

I must dissent emphatically from any proposal to spend any money on preparing a statue of me, more especially at a time when people do not have enough food and clothing.

Before civil disobedience can be practised on a vast scale, people must learn the art of civil or voluntary obedience.

I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world. I believe that they are all God- given and I believe that they were necessary for the people to whom these religions were revealed. And I believe that if only we could all of us read the scriptures of the different faiths from the standpoints of the followers of these faiths, we should find that they were at bottom all one and were all helpful to one another.