To shirk taking of vows betrays indecision and want of resolution.

The idol in the temple is not God. But since God resides in every atom, He resides in that idol too.

If God holds me to be a pure instrument for the spread of nonviolence in place of the awful violence now ruling the earth, He will give me the strength and show me the way.

In a society based on nonviolence, the smallest nation will feel as tall as the tallest.

...service can have no meaning unless one takes pleasure in it. When it is done for show or for fear of public opinion, it stunts the man and crushes his spirit. Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served.

Why worry one's head over a thing that is inevitable? Why die before one's death?

The weak can never forgive.