My only sanction is the love and affection in which you hold me. But it has its weaknesses, as it has its strengths.
Mahatma GandhiNo matter how explicit the pledge, people will turn and twist the text to suit their own purpose
Mahatma GandhiInsistence on truth can come into play when one party practices untruth or injustice. Only then can love be tested. True friendship is put to the test only when one party disregards the obligation of friendship.
Mahatma GandhiWhat the Sermon describes in a graphic manner, the Bhagavadgita reduces to a scientific formula.
Mahatma GandhiSuch 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.
Mahatma Gandhi