Hypocrisy and distortion are passing currents under the name of religion

Freedom of the press is a precious privilege that no country can forego.

If we remain nonviolent, hatred will die as everything does from disuse.

The golden rule is to act fearlessly upon what one believes to be right.

If we are to create peace in our world, we must begin with our children.

The bravery of the nonviolent is vastly superior to that of the violent.

A great man may not do great things but they do ordinary things greatly.

Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians - you are not like him.

Disobedience, to be civil, implies discipline, thought, care, attention.

It is not part of religion to breed buffaloes or, for that matter, cows.

Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.

The control of the palate is a valuable aid for the control of the mind.

Cow protection to me is infinitely more than mere protection of the cow.

Violence is a concession to human weakness, satyagraha is an obligation.

When the fear of jail disappears, repression puts heart into the people.

Every affliction has its own rich lesson to teach, if we would learn it.

Faith... must be enforced by reason... when faith becomes blind it dies.

A man of character will make himself worthy of any position he is given.

The consumption of vegetables involves himsa, but I cannot give them up.

Men in prison are "civilly dead" and have no claim to any say in policy.

If I did not have a sense of humor, I would have long ago killed myself.

I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one's self-respect.

I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed.

I wish to change there minds, not kill them for weaknesses we all poses.

The earth has everything for all human needs, but nothing for his greed.

If all Christians acted like Christ, the whole world would be Christian.

My religion says that only he who is prepared to suffer can pray to God.

To observe morality is to attain mastery over our mind and our passions.

To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man's injustice to woman.

My anekantavada is the result of the twin doctrines of satya and ahimsa.

Truth and untruth often co-exist; good and evil often are found together

Nonviolence is a plant of slow growth, it grows imperceptibly but surely.

The sanyasa of the Gita will not tolerate complete cessation of activity.

The man of prayer will be at peace with himself and with the whole world.

The platform of services is as big as the world. It is never overcrowded.

It is difficult, but not impossible, to conduct strictly honest business.

My attitude towards the British is one of utter friendliness and respect.

Nonviolent non-co-operation is the only alternative to anarchy and worse.

The religion of nonviolence is not meant merely for therishis and saints.

'Physician, heal thyself' is more true in matters religious than mundane.

A clear victory of satyagraha is impossible so long as there is ill will.

A true Brahmachari will not even dream of satisfying the fleshly appetite

He who does not see God in the next person he meets need look no further.

It will profit you nothing to remember old wrongs and nurse old enmities.

A semi-starved nation can have neither religion nor art nor organization.

The real meaning of economic equality is "To each according to his need."

Democracy, disciplined and enlightened, is the finest thing in the world.

The foundation of service and your real training lie in spinning khaddar.

A definite forgiveness would mean a definite recognition of our strength.

It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.

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