Justice that love gives is a surrender, justice that law gives is a punishment.
I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won’t presume to probe into the faults of others.
Each one prays to God according to his own light.
Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.
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.
The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience.
The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different.
A weak man is just by accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident.
Those who know how to think need no teachers.
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.
Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.
I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.
An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.
The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.
Glory lies in the attempt to reach one’s goal and not in reaching it.
In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place.
Non-violence, which is the quality of the heart, cannot come by an appeal to the brain.
The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one’s opponent.
Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our being.
Infinite striving to be the best is man’s duty; it is its own reward. Everything else is in God’s hands.