“Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph: a beginning, a struggle, and a victory.”

“Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself”

“Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat for it is momentary."(Satyagraha Leaflet No. 13, 3 May 1919)”

“Truth resides in every human heart,and one has to search for it there,and to be guided by truth as one sees it.But no one has a right to coerce othersto act according to his own view of truth.”

“I learned from Hussain how to be wronged and be a winner, I learnt from Hussain how to attain victory while being oppressed.”

“I can retain neither respect nor affection for government which has been moving from wrong to wrong in order to defend its immorality”

“If we are to reach real peace in the world, we shall have to begin with the children.”