Civil disobedience is a preparation for mute suffering.

Without real nonviolence, there would be perfect anarchy.

The real property that a parent can transmit to all equally is his or her character and educational facilities.

In the name of religion, we force widowhood upon our three lakh girl-widows who could not understand the import of the marriage ceremony.

Such expression is impossible in a cramped atmosphere. As I have no desire to offer civil disobedience I cannot write freely. As the author of satyagraha I cannot, consistently with my profession, suppress the vital part of myself for the sake of being able to write on permissible subjects. ... It would be like dealing with the trunk without the head.

I believe it to be perfectly possible for an individual to adopt the way of life of the future. . . without having to wait for others to do so.

God alone is truth, everything else is transitory and illusory.