That service is the noblest which is rendered for its own sake.

The richest grace of ahimsa will descend easily upon the owner of hard discipline.

There is nothing on earth that I would not give up, excepting of course, two things and two things only, truth and nonviolence.

If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.

As a splendid palace deserted by its inmates looks like a ruin, so does a man without character, all his material belongings notwithstanding.

A customer is the most important visitor on our premises, he is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him.

The strength to kill is not essential for self-defense; one ought to have the strength to die. When a man is fully ready to die, he will not even desire to offer violence. Indeed, I may put it down as a self-evident proposition that the desire to kill is in inverse proportion to the desire to die. And history is replete with instances of men who by dying with courage and compassion on their lips converted the hearts of their violent opponents.