The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.

There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles, but today it means getting along with people.

The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different.

A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.

If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.

A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.

The main purpose of life is to live rightly, think rightly, act rightly. The soul must languish when we give all our thought to the body.

Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.

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.

If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.

It is the quality of our work that will please God and not the quantity.

The real ornament of a woman is her character, her purity.

The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience.

An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.

If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm.

Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.

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 am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.

Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.

Truth stands, even if there is no public support. It is self-sustained.

We may stumble and fall but shall rise again; it should be enough if we did not run away from the battle.

No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive.

Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.

My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realizing Him.

The good man is the friend of all living things.

Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality.

The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent.