Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith. 

Disagreement is something normal.

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

A theory must be tempered with reality.

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today. 

Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. 

Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.

A war based on Satyagraha is always of two kinds. One is the war we wage against injustice, and the other we fight our own weaknesses.

Compassion can make friends out of enemies.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required is a profound and thorough conviction of the justice, necessity and importance of political and social rights.

Work is undoubtedly worship but laughter is life. Anyone who takes life too seriously must prepare himself for a miserable existence. Anyone who greets joy and sorrows with equal facility can really get the best of life.