And he who would be a friend with God must remain alone, or make the whole world his friend.

Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love.

Life and death are but phases of the same thing, the reverse and obverse of the same coin. Death is as necessary for man's growth as life itself.

A non-violent revolution is not a programme of seizure of power. It is a programme of transformation of relationships, ending in a peaceful transfer of power.

An eye for an eye and the world would be blind.

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

Belief in non-violence is based on the assumption that human nature in the essence is one and therefore unfailingly responds to the advances of love ...

If blood be shed, let it be our blood. Cultivate the quiet courage of dying without killing. For man lives freely only by his readiness to die, if need be, at the hands of his brother, never by killing him.

I wanted to avoid violence. Non-violence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.

Every moment of my life I realize that God is putting me on my trial.