We often confuse spiritual knowledge with spiritual attainment. Spirituality is not a matter of knowing scriptures and engaging in philosophical discussions. It is a matter of heart culture, of unmeasurable strength.
I regard myself as a soldier, though a soldier of peace.
I know that in embarking on non-violence I shall be running what might be termed a mad risk. But the victories of truth have never been won without risks.
You may think your actions are meaningless and that they won’t help, but that is no excuse, you must still act.
Sanitation is more important than Independence.
As long as the superstition that people should obey unjust laws exists, so long will slavery exist.
The greater our innocence, the greater our strength and the swifter our victory.
When you surrender completely to God, as the only truth worth having, you find yourself in service of all that exists. It becomes your joy and recreation. You never tire of serving others.
It will be necessary for us Indians – Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Jews, Parsis and all others to whom India is their home – to recognize a common flag to live and die for.
The measure of a country’s greatness should be based on how well it cares for its most vulnerable populations.
A leader is useless when he acts against the promptings of his own conscience.
To retaliate against the relatives of the co-religionists of the wrong-doer is a cowardly act.
I believe that there is no prayer without fasting and there is no real fast without prayer.
Peace is the most powerful weapon of mankind.
The real love is to love them that hate you, to love your neighbor even though you distrust him.
It is for us to make the effort. The result is always in God’s hands.
Find purpose. The means will follow.
My faith is brightest in the midst of impenetrable darkness.
We may not be God, but we are of God, even as a little drop of water is of the ocean.
The future of India lies in its villages.