I should wish to die if a man who is impure should parade his purity in front of me.

Non-violence is the article of faith.

Fasting is futile unless it is accompanied by an incessant longing for self-restraint.

One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds.

To forgive is not to forget. The merit lies in loving in spite of the vivid knowledge that one that must be loved is not a friend. There is not merit in loving an enemy when you forget him for a friend.

A satyagrahi turns the searchlight inward relentlessly to weed out all the defects that may be lying hidden there still.

You are not going to know the meaning of God or prayer unless you reduce yourself to a cipher.