The essence of true religious teaching is that one should serve and befriend all.
A genuine satyagraha should never excite contempt in the opponent even when it fails to command regard or respect.
A satyagrahi, whilst he is ever ready to fight, must be equally eager for peace.
Justice that love gives is a surrender, justice that law gives is a punishment.
Non-violence is not a quality to be evolved or expressed to order. It is an inward growth depending for sustenance upon intense individual effort.
To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.