I refuse to put the unnecessary strain of learning English upon my sisters for the sake of false pride or questionable social advantage.

No nation being under another nation can accept gifts, and kick at the responsibility attached to those gifts, imposed by the conquering nation.

If my nonviolence is to be contagious and infectious, I must acquire greater control over my thoughts.

I have pinned my faith to the spinning wheel. On it, I believe, the salvation of this country depends.

It is not that I do not get angry. I don't give vent to my anger. I cultivate the quality of patience as angerlessness, and generally speaking, I succeed. But I only control my anger when it comes. How I find it possible to control it would be a useless question, for it is a habit that everyone must cultivate and must succeed in forming by constant practice.

Belief in non-violence is based on the assumption that human nature in the essence is one and therefore unfailingly responds to the advances of love.

You may think your actions are meaningless and that they won't help, but that is no excuse, you must still act.