The Charkha, which is the embodiment of willing obedience and calm persistence, must therefore succeed before there is civil disobedience.

A man who is truthful and does not mean ill even to his adversary will be slow to believe charges even against his foes. He will, however, try to understand the viewpoints of his opponents and will always keep an open mind and seek every opportunity of serving his opponents.

A satyagrahi lays down his life, but never gives up. That is the meaning of the 'do or die' slogan.

It is no non-violence if we merely love those that love us. It is non-violence only when we love those that hate us.

What the eyes are for the outer world, fasts are for the inner.

Khaddar delivers the poor from the bonds of the rich and creates a moral and spiritual bond between the classes and the masses.

Man in the flesh is essentially imperfect. He may be described as being made in the image of God but is far from being God.