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

Ahimsa was preached to man when he was in full vigor of life and able to look his adversaries straight in the face.

That which you look upon as your own you may keep only so long as the world allows you to own it.

The real test of nonviolence lies in its being brought in contact with those who have contempt for it.

A nonviolent warrior knows no leaving the battle. He rushes into the mouth of himsa, never even once harbouring an evil thought.

No sophistry, no jugglery in figures can explain away the evidence that the skeletons in many villages present to the naked eye.

There is no beauty in the finest cloth if it makes hunger and unhappiness.