Happiness, the goal to which we all are striving is reached by endeavoring to make the lives of others happy, and if by renouncing the luxuries of life we can lighten the burdens of others.... surely the simplification of our wants is a thing greatly to be desired! And so, if instead of supposing that we must become hermits and dwellers in caves in order to practice simplicity, we set about simplifying our affairs, each according to his own convictions and opportunity, much good will result and the simple life will at once be established.

Englishmen must learn to be Brahmins, not banias.

There must be power in the word of a satyagraha general, not the power that the possession of limitless arms gives, but the power that purifies life which strict vigilance and a ceaseless application produce.

Imperialism is a negation of God. It does ungodly acts in the name of God.

Crime and vice generally require darkness for prowling. They disappear when light plays upon them.

Ahimsa and Truth are so intertwined that it is practically impossible to disentangle and separate them.

The Gita distinguishes between the powers of light and darkness and demonstrates their incompatibility.