I contend that non-violent acts exert pressure far more effective than violent acts, for the pressure comes from goodwill and gentleness.

Nonviolence in politics is a new weapon in the process of evolution; its vast possibilities are yet unexplored.

An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.

If I were asked to define the Hindu creed, I should simply say: search after Truth through non-violent means. Hinduism is a relentless pursuit after truth.

Satyagraha is a force that has come to stay. No force in the world can kill it.

We must break through the provincial crust if we are to reach the core of all-India nationalism.

Nonviolence is impossible without humility.