We may never be strong enough to be entirely non-violent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep non-violence as our goal and make steady progress towards it.

I have found that life persists in the midst of destruction and, therefore, there must be a higher law than that of destruction. Only under that law would a well-ordered society be intelligible and life worth living.

One hour spent in spinning should be an hour of self-development for the spinner.

God forbid that India should ever become a military nation, which would be a menace to the peace of the world, and yet if things went on as they were doing, what hope was there for India and, therefore, for the world?

Prayer is the only means of bringing about orderliness and peace and repose in our daily acts.

That nation is great which rests its head upon death as its pillow.

Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it.