The greatness of the human being is not in the reincarnation of the world but in the reincarnation of ourselves..

Speak only if it improves upon the silence..

If we are true servants of the masses, we would take pride in spinning for their sake..

I appeal for cessation of hostilities, not because you are too exhausted to fight, but because war is bad in essence. You want to kill Nazism. You wi….

Just as one must learn the art of killing in the training for violence, so one must learn the art of dying in the training for non-violence. Violence….

Nonviolence, in its dynamic condition means conscious suffering..

All sins are committed in secrecy. The moment we realize that God witnesses even our thoughts, we shall be free..

The highest truth needs no communicating, for it is by its very nature self-propelling. It radiates its influence silently as the rose its fragrance ….

Solitude is a catalyst for innovation.

The Indian struggle is not anti-British, it is anti-exploitation, anti-foreign rule, not anti-foreigners..

Democracy and dependence on the military and police are incompatible..

No country can become a nation by producing a race of imitators..

Nonviolence succeeds only when we have a real living faith in God..

Silence is a great help to a seeker after truth like myself..

A rabbit that runs away from the bull-terrier is not particularly non-violent..

I have no secret methods. I know no diplomacy save that of truth. I have no weapon but non-violence..

For me to dominate the Congress in spite of these fundamental differences is almost a species of violence which I must refrain from..

Disobedience that is wholly civil should never provoke retaliation..

Ahimsa calls for the strength and courage to suffer without retaliation, to receive blows without returning any..

As soon as we lose the moral basis, we cease to be religious. There is no such thing as religion over-riding morality..

Begin your day with prayer, and make it so soulful that it may remain with you until the evening..