Glory lies in the attempt to reach one's goal and not in reaching it.
No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive.
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
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.
A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
We may have our private opinions but why should they be a bar to the meeting of hearts?
My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him.
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.
I would heartily welcome the union of East and West provided it is not based on brute force.
Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality.
Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.
Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.
We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it.
I will far rather see the race of man extinct than that we should become less than beasts by making the noblest of God's creation, woman, the object of our lust.
A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
I wear the national dress because it is the most natural and the most becoming for an Indian.
Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy.
I think it is the height of ignorance to believe that the sexual act is an independent function necessary like sleeping or eating. Seeing, therefore, that I did not desire more children, I began to strive after self-control. There was endless difficulty in the task.
If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.
