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God is omnipresent; even a pebble in the Narmada can represent Him and serve as an object of worship.
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We no longer have a choice between violence and non-violence. The choice of today stands between nonviolence or non-existence.
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Do you think I am superstitious? I am a super-atheist.
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I may fight the British ruler, but I do not hate the English or their language. In fact, I appreciate their literary treasures.
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I well remember how the thoughts I had up to the time of my discharge from the jail on every occasion were modified immediately after discharge, and after getting first-hand information myself. Somehow or other the jail atmosphere does not allow you to have all the bearings in your mind.
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The end is inherent in the means.
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You can't hurt me without my permission.
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Prayer is the only means of bringing about orderliness and peace and repose in our daily acts.
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A man or a woman who serves the country with all his or her heart stands on par with the tallest Congress-man.
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The whole world is like the human body with its various members. Pain in one member is felt in the whole body.
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That which impels man to do the right thing is God.
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No one chains a slave without chaining himself.
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Satyagraha does not begin and end with civil disobedience.
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There are no good-byes, where ever you'll be, you'll be in my heart.
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A nonviolent occupation is that occupation which is fundamentally free from violence and which involves no exploitation or envy of others.
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A nonviolent system of government is clearly an impossibility so long as the wide gulf between the rich and the hungry millions persists.
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Idleness is the great plague of India.
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The truth can never be wrong, even if no one hears it.
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The Gita has become for me the key to the scriptures of the world.
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Man will ever remain imperfect, and it will always be his part to try to be perfect.
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Today, as it was 2,000 years ago, the Kingdom of God is within each of us. It is not within a church, a temple, a mosque or synagogue.
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You cannot cure a lesser evil by a greater evil.
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I crave to die with my hand at the spinning wheel.
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The human body is meant solely for service, never for indulgence.