"All men are born equal and free" is not Nature's law in the literal sense.

The only way by which you and I can wean orthodox Hindus from their bigotry is by patient argument and correct conduct.

I have no secret methods. I know no diplomacy save that of truth. I have no weapon but non-violence.

A fast to be true must be accompanied by a readiness to receive pure thoughts and determination to resist all Satan's temptations.

Live simply so that others may simply live.

I have naturally formed the habit of restraining my thoughts. A thoughtless word hardly ever escaped my tongue or pen. Experience has taught me that silence is part of the spiritual discipline of a votary of truth. We find so many people impatient to talk. All this talking can hardly be said to be of any benefit to the world. It is so much waste of time. My shyness has been in reality my shield and buckler. It has allowed me to grow. It has helped me in my discernment of truth.

Boycott of foreign cloth through picketing may easily be violent; through the use of khadi it is most natural and absolutely nonviolent.