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In our progress towards the goal, we ever see more and more enchanting scenery.
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The fragrance of religious and spiritual life is much finer and subtler than that of the rose.
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Even a single lamp dispels the deepest darkness.
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No Indian who aspires to follow the way of true religion can afford to remain aloof from politics.
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If I preach against the modern artificial life of sensual enjoyment, and ask men and women to go back to the simple life epitomized in the charkha, I do so because I know that without an intelligent return to simplicity, there is no escape from our d.
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Withholding of payment of taxes is one of the quickest methods of overthrowing a government.
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True democracy is not inconsistent with a few persons representing the spirit, the hope and the aspirations of those whom they claim to represent.
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After long study and experience, I have come to the conclusion that (1) all religions are true; (2) all religions have some error in them; (3) all religions are almost as dear to me as my own Hinduism, in as much as all human beings should be as dear to one as one's own close relatives.
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The only praise I would like and treasure is the promotion of the activities to which my life is dedicated.
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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.
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Your action expresses your priorities.
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I regard myself as a soldier, though a soldier of peace.
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What is equality of rights between a giant and a dwarf?
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I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one's self-respect.
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It was only in South Africa that I got over this shyness, though I never completely overcame it. It was impossible for me to speak impromptu. I hesitated whenever I had to face strange audiences and avoided making a speech whenever I could. Even today I do not think I could or would even be inclined to keep a meeting of friends engaged in idle talk.
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They might kill me but they cannot kill Gandhism. If truth can be killed, Gandhism can be killed.
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A slave-holder cannot hold a slave without putting himself or his deputy in the cage for holding the slave.
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My Swaraj will be not be a result of murder of others but a voluntary act of continuous self-sacrifice.
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Ahimsa is the height of Kshatriya dharma as it represents the climax of fearlessness.
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All humanity is one undivided and indivisible family, and each one of us is responsible for the misdeeds of all the others. I cannot detach myself from the wickedest soul.
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To remove untouchability is a penance that caste Hindus owe to Hinduism and to themselves.
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That religion and that nation will be blotted out of the face of the earth which pins its faith on injustice, untruth or violence.
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There are sufficient resources on this planet to answer the needs of all, but not enough to satisfy everyone's greed.
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The khadi spirit means also an infinite patience.