Harshness is conquered by gentleness, hatred by love, lethargy by zeal and darkness by light.

There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.

It is derogatory to the dignity of mankind, it is derogatory to the dignity of India, to entertain for one single moment hatred towards Englishmen.

Woman, I hold, is the personification of self-sacrifice, but unfortunately today she does not realize what a tremendous advantage she has over man. As Tolstoy used to say, they are laboring under the hypnotic influence of man. If they would realize the strength of non-violence they would not consent to be called the weaker sex.

I shall never know God if I do not wrestle with and against evil, even at the cost of life itself.

A satyagrahi is sometimes bound to use language which is capable of two meanings, provided both the meanings are obvious and necessary and there is no intention to deceive anyone.

He who gives up action falls. He who gives up the reward rises. But renunciation of fruit in no way means indifference to the result.