Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory.

First they ignore you, then laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.

It is difficult, but not impossible, to conduct strictly honest business.

To retaliate against the relatives of the co-religionists of the wrong-doer is a cowardly act.

Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment.

Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?

Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest.

It is easy enough to be friendly to one’s friends but to befriend one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion.

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

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.

It is unwise to be too sure of ones own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.

We have to handover the earth, the air, the land and the water to the children at least as it was handed over to us.

Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served.

Action expresses priorities.

Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.

Faith is put to the test when the situation is most difficult.

To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.