"There is an orderliness in the universe, there is an unalterable law governing everything and every being that exists or lives. It is no blind law; for no blind law can govern the conduct of living beings"
"The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective it demands the sacrifice of the bravest and the most spotless"
"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problem"
"The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated"
"The good man is the friend of all living things"
"Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts"
"As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves"
"Are creeds such simple things like the clothes which a man can change at will and put on at will? Creeds are such for which people live for ages and ages"
"Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up"
"Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding"
"Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed"
"Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion"
"A weak man is just by accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident"
"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"
"A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history"
"A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion"
"A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its compromise in practice"
"Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest"
"Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well"
"All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Truth"
"All compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take"
"Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame"
"A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes"
"A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave"
"A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble"
"An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching"
"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind"
"Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?"
"For me every ruler is alien that defies public opinion"
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win"
"Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith"
"Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession"
"Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plan living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Man's happiness really lies in contentment"
"Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her"
"It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business"
"It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence"
"It is any day better to stand erect with a broken and bandaged head then to crawl on one's belly, in order to be able to save one's head"
"I have worshipped woman as the living embodiment of the spirit of service and sacrifice"
"I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and Non-violence are as old as the hills. All I have done is to try experiments in both on as vast a scale as I could"
"I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul"
"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"
"God, as Truth, has been for me a treasure beyond price. May He be so to every one of us"
"God sometimes does try to the uttermost those whom he wishes to bless"
"God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained"
"Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should be sincere enough to admit that we love evil too well to give it up"
"Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit"
"Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause"
"Interdependence is and ought to be as much the ideal of man as self-sufficiency. Man is a social being"
"Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty; it is its own reward. Everything else is in God's hands"
"Increase of material comforts, it may be generally laid down, does not in any way whatsoever conduce to moral growth"
