Non-violence does not signify that man must not fight against the enemy, and by enemy is meant the evil which men do, not the human beings themselves.

Love in the sense of ahimsa has only a limited number of votaries in the world.

I may fight the British ruler, but I do not hate the English or their language. In fact, I appreciate their literary treasures.

God tries his votaries through and through but never beyond endurance. He gives them strength enough to go through the ordeal he prescribes for them.

Far more indispensable then food for the physical body is spiritual nourishment for the soul. One can do without food for a considerable time, but a man of the spirit cannot exist for a single second without spiritual nourishment.

Islam stands for the unity and brotherhood of mankind, and not for disrupting the oneness of the human family.

The nonviolence I teach is active nonviolence of the strongest. But the weakest can partake in it without becoming weaker.