Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love.

I want co-operation between nations for the salvaging of civilization, but co-operation presupposes free nations worthy of co-operation.

If Swaraj is to be had by peaceful methods, it will only be attained by attention to every little detail of national life.

Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth, for being correct, for being you. Never apologize for being correct, or for being years ahead of your time. If you’re right and you know it, speak your mind. Speak your mind. Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is still the truth.

The only praise I would like and treasure is the promotion of the activities to which my life is dedicated.

Yajna is not yajna if one feels it to be burdensome or annoying.

What can be richer and more fruitful than a greater fulfillment of the vow of nonviolence in thought, word and deed or the spread of that spirit?