A genuine satyagraha should never excite contempt in the opponent even when it fails to command regard or respect.

No matter how explicit the pledge, people will turn and twist the text to suit their own purpose

If you don't find God in the next person you meet, it is a waste of time looking for him further.

Why, of all places in Johannesburg, the Indian location should be chosen for dumping down all kaffirs of the town, passes my comprehension. Of course, under my suggestion, the Town Council must withdraw the Kaffirs from the Location. About this mixing of the Kaffirs with the Indians I must confess I feel most strongly. I think it is very unfair to the Indian population, and it is an undue tax on even the proverbial patience of my countrymen.

Nonviolence does not admit of running away from danger... . Between violence and cowardly flight I can only prefer violence to cowardice.

The Charkha in the hands of a poor widow brings a paltry price to her, in the hands of Jawaharlal; it is an instrument of India's freedom.

Bravery is not a quality of the body. It is of the soul.