There is a vital connection between satyagraha and charkha, and the more I find that belief challenged, the more I am confirmed in it.

I will not have the power of nonviolence to be underestimated in order to cover my limitations or weaknesses.

A satyagrahi, whilst he is ever ready to fight, must be equally eager for peace.

It will be hard to find a parallel in history in which unarmed people have represented the urge for freedom, turning their armlessness into the central means for deliverance.

My swadeshi chiefly centers round the handspun khaddar and extends to everything that can be and is produced in India.

For a bowl of water give a goodly meal; For a kindly greeting bow thou down with zeal; For a simple penny pay thou back with gold; If thy life be rescued, life do not withhold. Thus the words and actions of the wise regard; Every little service tenfold they reward. But the truly noble know all men as one, And return with gladness good for evil done.

Love transcends all animosity and is never partial.