It is not a mistake to commit a mistake, for no one commits a mistake knowing it to be one. But it is a mistake not to correct the mistake after knowing it to be one. If you are afraid of committing a mistake, you are afraid of doing anything at all. You will correct your mistakes whenever you find them.

The function of Nayee-Talim is not to teach an occupation, but through it to develop the whole man.

The call of the spinning wheel is the noblest of all. Because it is the call of love. And love is Swaraj.

All religions teach that two opposite forces act upon us and the human endeavour consists in a series of eternal rejections and acceptances.

Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind.

Man's nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been know to yield to the influence of love. You must never despair of human nature.

Fearlessness presupposes calmness and peace of mind.