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

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

It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful?

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.

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

Poverty is the worst form of violence.

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

Action expresses priorities.

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.

Man's nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been known to yield to the influence of love. You must never despair of human nature.

Peace is its own reward.

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress. 

Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishmonent and the other by acts of love. Power based  love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.

Someone saved a guy who was committing suicide. Now both of them believe in life after death.

Those who seek realities in this world of illusions are likely to be disappointed at times.

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

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

When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.

There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supersedes all other courts.

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

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

I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.

In a gentle way, you can shake the world.

The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.

A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

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