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

If every component part of the nation claims the right of self-determination for itself, there is no one nation and there is no independence.

Detachment is not indifference. it is the prerequisite for effective involvement. Often what we think is best for others is distorted by our attachments to our opinions. We want others to be happy in the way we think they should be happy. It is only when we want nothing for ourselves that we are able to see clearly into others needs and understand how to serve them.

Life becomes livable only to the extent that death is treated as a friend, never as an enemy.

Art to be art must soothe.

Truth is the first thing to be sought for, and Beauty and Goodness will then be added unto you.

Never own defeat in a sacred cause and make up your minds henceforth that you will be pure and that you will find a response from God.