“I have nothing new to teach the world.Truth and non-violence are as old as the hills.”

“I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and non-violence are as old as the hills. All I have done is to try experiments in both on as vast a scale as I could.”

“I first learned the concepts of non-violence in my marriage.”

“I cannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before any one even at the cost of your life.”

“Non-violence, which is the quality of the heart, cannot come by an appeal to the brain.”

“Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.”

“La vie est un mystère qu'il faut vivre, et non un problème à résoudre.”