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

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

“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.”

“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.”

“Poverty is the worst form of violence.”

“I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.”

“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.”