Civilization is not an incurable disease, but it should never be forgotten that the English people are at present afflicted by it.

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

Death is at any time blessed but it is twice blessed for a warrior who dies for his cause, that is, truth.

As the means, so the end.

The function of Nayee-Talim is not to teach an occupation, but through it to develop the whole man.

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.

I am but a poor struggling soul yearning to be wholly good, wholly truthful and wholly non-violent in thought, word and deed, but ever failing to reach the ideal which I know to be true. It is a painful climb, but each step upwards makes me feel stronger and fit for the next.