“(When asked what he thought of Western civilization): 'I think it would be a good idea.”

“A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.”

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”

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

“I am but a poor struggling soul yearning to be wholly good, wholly truthful and wholly non-violent in thought, word and deed, but ever failing to reach the ideal which I know to be true. It is a painful climb, but each step upwards makes me feel stronger and fit for the next. ”

“While in Bombay, I began, on one hand, my study of Indian law and, on the other, my experiments in dietetics in which Virchand Gandhi, a friend, joined me. My brother, for his part was trying his best to get me briefs. The study of India law was a tedious business. The Civil Procedure Code I could in no way get on with. Not so however, with the Evidence Act. Virchand Gandhi was reading for the Solicitor's Examination and would tell me all sorts of stories about Barristers and Vakils.”

“All your scholarship would be in vain if at the same time you do not build your character and attain mastery over your thoughts and your actions.”