The hater hates not for the sake of hatred but because he wants to drive away from his country the hated being or beings.

Surely conversion is a matter between man and his Maker who alone knows his creatures' hearts. A conversion without a clean heart is, in my opinion, a denial of God and Religion. Conversion without cleanliness of heart can only be a matter of sorrow, not joy, to a godly person.

Of all the myriads of God, Daridranarayana is the most sacred inasmuch as it represents the untold millions of the poor people as distinguished from the few rich people.

I cannot give active support in the war effort without denying a life-time of practice.

Prayer is an impossibility without a living faith in the presence of God within.

A satyagrahi would neither retaliate nor would he submit to the criminal, but seek to cure him by curing himself.

A life without vows is like a ship without an anchor or like an edifice that is built on sand instead of a solid rock.