For a bowl of water give a goodly meal; For a kindly greeting bow thou down with zeal; For a simple penny pay thou back with gold; If thy life be rescued, life do not withhold. Thus the words and actions of the wise regard; Every little service tenfold they reward. But the truly noble know all men as one, And return with gladness good for evil done.

Our struggle does not end so long as there is a single human being considered untouchable on account of his birth.

Nonviolence of the strong is infinitely braver than their violence.

A satyagrahi loves his so-called enemy even as he loves his friend. He has no enemy.

The satyagrahi should not have any hatred in his heart against the opponent.

A nation that is unfit to fight cannot, from experience, prove the virtue of not fighting.

If what passed as nonviolence does not enable people to protect the honour of women, or if it does not enable women to protect their own honour, it is not nonviolence.