Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.

A wretched parent who claims obedience from his children, without first doing his duty by them, excites nothing but contempt.

I cannot in all conscience agree to anyone being sent to the gallows. God alone can take life because He alone gives it . . .

I have not hesitated to call the system of Government under which we are labouring 'satanic' and I withdraw naught out of it.

I would like to assure those who would serve Daridranarayana that there is music, art, economy and joy in the spinning wheel.

Just as a prayer may be merely a mechanical intonation as of a bird, so may a fast be a mere mechanical torture of the flesh.

Homeopathy cures a larger percentage of cases than any other form of treatment and is beyond doubt safer and more economical.

We are the makers of our own state and...individuals who realize the fact need not, ought not, to wait for collective action.

My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents and I lay them both at his feet.

Prayer needs no speech. It is in itself independent of any sensuous effort. But it must be combined with the utmost humility.

A country whose culture is based on nonviolence will find it necessary to have every home as much self-contained as possible.

My ahimsa would not tolerate the idea of giving a free meal to a healthy person who has not worked for it in some honest way.

Kaffirs are as a rule uncivilized - the convicts even more so. They are troublesome, very dirty and live almost like animals.

Khaddar is an activity that can absorb all the time of all available men and women and grown-up children, if they have faith.

What crimes, for which we condemn the Government as satanic, have not we been guilty of towards our own untouchable brethren?

Intolerance, discourtesy and harshness..... are taboo in all good society and are surely contrary to the spirit of democracy.

My shyness has been in reality my shield and buckler. It has allowed me to grow. It has helped me in my discernment of truth.

Tolerance is the only thing that will enable persons belonging to different religions to live as good neighbours and friends.

Freedom of a nation cannot be won by solitary acts of heroism though they may be of the true type, never by heroism so called.

What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another.

Truth is not truth merely because it is ancient. Nor is truth necessarily to be regarded with suspicion because it is ancient.

If fighting for the legislatures meant a sacrifice of truth and nonviolence, democracy would not be worth a moment's purchase.

It is easier to bridge the oceans that lie between continents than it is to bridge the gap between individuals or the peoples.

We no longer have a choice between violence and non-violence. The choice of today stands between nonviolence or non-existence.

I believe in trusting. Trust begets trust. Suspicion is foetid and only stinks. He who trusts has never yet lost in the world.

Every species, human and subhuman, has some distinguishing mark, so that you can tell a man from a beast, or a dog from a cow.

A successful search for truth means complete deliverance from the dual throng, such as of love and hate, happiness and misery.

If we are to make progress, we must not repeat history but make new history. We must add to inheritance left by our ancestors.

Every woman will tell the curious that with the disappearance of the spinning wheel vanished India's happiness and prosperity.

The saving of labour of the individual should be the object and honest humanitarian considerations, and not greed, the motive.

A journalist's peculiar function is to read the mind of the country and to give definite and fearless expression to that mind.

There can be in the eyes of God no distinction between man and man, even as there is no distinction between animal and animal.

If it was wrong to seek God in a stone, how was it right to seek Him in a book called the Gita, the Granth Sahib or the Koran?

My life is dedicated to the service of Indians through the religion of nonviolence which I believe to be the root of Hinduism.

The singular secret of khaddar lies in its saleability in the place of its production and use by the manufacturers themselves.

Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul.

Every reform means awakening. Once truly awakened, the nation will not be satisfied with reform only in one department of life.

You will eat not to satisfy your palate but your hunger. A self-indulgent man lives to eat; a self-restrained man eats to live.

Non-co-operation is a movement intended to invite Englishmen to co-operate with us on honourable terms or retire from our land.

Civilizations have come and gone and, in spite of our vaunted progress, I am tempted to ask again and again, 'To what purpose?'

With God as witness, I want to proclaim this truth, that the way of violence cannot bring Swaraj, it can only lead to disaster.

A scavenger who works in His service shares equal distinction with a king who uses his gifts in His name and is a mere trustee.

There is nothing on earth that I would not give up, excepting of course, two things and two things only, truth and nonviolence.

Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph: a beginning, a struggle, and a victory.

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.

If people knew the working of the law of truth and nonviolence, then they would themselves regulate the matter of its shortage.

If it is possible for the human tongue to give the fullest description of God, I have come to the conclusion that God is Truth.

I may fight the British ruler, but I do not hate the English or their language. In fact, I appreciate their literary treasures.

Khaddar delivers the poor from the bonds of the rich and creates a moral and spiritual bond between the classes and the masses.

My faith runs so very much faster than my reason that I can challenge the whole world and say, 'God is, was and ever shall be'.

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