A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal.
I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won't presume to probe into the faults of others.
The good man is the friend of all living things.
What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.
I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary the evil it does is permanent.
A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.
Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.
It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.
God sometimes does try to the uttermost those whom he wishes to bless.
Where love is, there God is also.
My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him.
I will far rather see the race of man extinct than that we should become less than beasts by making the noblest of God's creation, woman, the object of our lust.
A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness.
There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.
God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.
Each one prays to God according to his own light.
God, as Truth, has been for me a treasure beyond price. May He be so to every one of us.
I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following.
Violent means will give violent freedom. That would be a menace to the world and to India herself.
Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?