Man is not to drown himself in the well of the Shastras, but he is to dive in their broad ocean and bring out pearls.

A selfish basis would not serve the purpose of taking a man higher and higher along the paths of evolution.

We are constantly being astonished these days at the amazing discoveries in the field of violence. But I maintain that far more undreamt of and seemingly impossible discoveries will be made in the field of nonviolence.

A satyagrahi must ceaselessly strive to realize and live truth. And he must never contemplate hurting anyone by thought, word or deed.

You can't shake hands with a closed fist.

The pilgrimage to Swaraj is a painful climb.

I have not lost the hope that the masses will refuse to bow to the Moloch of war but they will rely upon their own capacity for suffering to save their country's honour.