Nonviolence succeeds only when we have a real living faith in God.

I would rather drown myself in the waters of the Sabarmati than harbour hate or animosity in my heart.

To forgive is not to forget. The merit lies in loving in spite of the vivid knowledge that one that must be loved is not a friend. There is not merit in loving an enemy when you forget him for a friend.

And he who would be friends with God must remain alone, or make the whole world his friend

Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.

The bomb-throwers have discredited the cause of freedom, in whose name they threw the bombs.

The author of the Mahabharata has not established the necessity of physical warfare; on the contrary he has proved its futility.