I hold that without truth and nonviolence there can be nothing but destruction of humanity.

The stability of the State depends upon the readiness of every citizen to subordinate his rights to those of the rest.

Islam appeals to people because it appeals also to reason.

I have naturally formed the habit of restraining my thoughts. A thoughtless word hardly ever escaped my tongue or pen. Experience has taught me that silence is part of the spiritual discipline of a votary of truth. We find so many people impatient to talk. All this talking can hardly be said to be of any benefit to the world. It is so much waste of time. My shyness has been in reality my shield and buckler. It has allowed me to grow. It has helped me in my discernment of truth.

The satyagrahi strives to reach reason through the heart. The method of reaching the heart is to awaken public opinion.

Cow-slaughter and man-slaughter are in my opinion two sides of the same coin.

Diversity there certainly is in the world, but it means neither inequality nor untouchability.