My patriotism is not an exclusive thing. It is all-embracing and I should reject that patriotism which sought to mount the distress or exploitation of other nationalities.

Ahimsa is nothing if not a well-balanced, exquisite consideration for one's neighbour, and an idle man is wanting in that elementary consideration.

If all simply insist on rights and no duties, there will be utter confusion and chaos.

I am but a poor struggling soul yearning to be wholly good, wholly truthful and wholly non-violent in thought, word and deed, but ever failing to reach the ideal which I know to be true. It is a painful climb, but each step upwards makes me feel stronger and fit for the next.

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

To answer brutality with brutality is to admit one's moral and intellectual bankruptcy.

There are many causes I would die for. There is not a single cause I would kill for.