As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.

If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.

Truth resides in every human heart, and one has to search for it there, and to be guided by truth as one sees it. But no one has a right to coerce others to act according to his own view of truth.

Champions are made from something they have deep inside of them-a desire, a dream, a vison.

Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph: a beginning, a struggle, and a victory.

Where love is, there God is also.

True love is boundless like the ocean and, swelling within one, spreads itself out and, crossing all boundaries and frontiers, envelops the whole world.

Where there is life, there is love.

Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.

If you don't find God in the next person you meet, it is a waste of time looking for him further.

It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.

You yourself as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve love and affection.

Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy.

The golden rule of conduct is mutual toleration, seeing that we will never all think alike and we shall always see Truth in fragment and from different points of vision.

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

True morality consists not in following the beaten track, but in finding the true path for ourselves, and fearlessly following it.

To believe that what has not occurred in history will not occur at all, is to argue disbelief in the dignity of man.

Everyone holds a piece of the truth.

The various religions are like different roads converging on the same point. What difference does it make if we follow different routes, provided we arrive at the same destination?

In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place.

There goes my people. I must follow them, for I am their leader.

To forgive is not to forget. The merit lies in loving in spite of the vivid knowledge that one that must be loved is not a friend. There is not merit in loving an enemy when you forget him for a friend.

The only tyrant I accept is the still, small voice within me.

Hatred can be overcome only by love.

I learned from Hussain how to be wronged and be a winner, I learnt from Hussain how to attain victory while being oppressed.

An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.

Your tomorrow depends entirely on what you do today.

Your tomorrow depends entirely on what you do today.

If you're going to be a bear, be a grizzly.

Terrorism and deception are weapons not of the strong, but of the weak.

An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does the truth become error because nobody will see it. (Young India 1924-1926)

In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat for it is momentary." (Satyagraha Leaflet No. 13, 3 May 1919)

Violence begins with the fork.

Don't talk about it. The rose doesn't have to propagate its perfume. It just gives it forth, and people are drawn to it. Live it, and people will come to see the source of your power.

[I]t seems to me as clear as daylight that abortion would be a crime.

The law of love could be best understood and learned through little children.

But no one has a right to coerce others to act according to his own view of truth.

A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.

What lies ahead of you & what lies behind you is nothing compared to what lies within you.

Recall the face of the poorest and weakest man you have seen, and ask yourself if this step you contemplate is going to be any use to him.

There are two days in the year that we can not do anything, yesterday and tomorrow

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.

An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.

Peace between countries must rest on the solid foundation of love between individuals.

A man of character will make himself worthy of any position he is given.

Do not crave to know the views of others, nor base your intent thereon. To think independently for yourself is a sign of fearlessness.

A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.

The more efficient a force is, the more silent and the more subtle it is.

Birth and death are not two different states, but they are different aspects of the same state.