The richest grace of ahimsa will descend easily upon the owner of hard discipline.

When two nations are fighting, the duty of a votary of ahimsa is to stop the war.

The use of soul-force for turning stones into bread would have been considered, as it is still considered, as black magic.

Non-violence and cowardice are contradictory terms. Non-violence is the greatest virtue, cowardice the greatest vice. Non-violence springs from love, cowardice from hate. Non-violence always suffers, cowardice would always inflict suffering. Perfect non-violence is the highest bravery. Non-violent conduct is never demoralising; cowardice always is.

The spinning wheel is not meant to oust a single man or woman from his or her occupation.

Even if masses of people were to burn khadi publicly and say that it is an insane programme, I will declare that those people have gone mad.

Everything that we do is insignificant...and...it is very important that we do it!