“My effort should never be to undermine another's faith but to make him a better follower of his own faith.”
“Truth should be the very breath of our life. When once this state in the pilgrim's progress is reached, all other rules of correct living will come without any effort, and obedience to them will be instinctive.”
“It is man's social nature which distinguishes him from the brute creation. If it is his privilege to be independent, it is equally his duty to be inter-dependent. Only an arrogant man will claim to be independent of everybody else and be self-contained.”
“Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen, and ask yourself if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him. Will he gain anything by it? Will it restore him to a control over his own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to swaraj for the hungry and spiritually starving millions?”
“Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.”
“God, as Truth, has been for me a treasure beyond price. May He be so to every one of us.”
“A weak man is just by accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident.”