Nonviolence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our being.
A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.
My life is my message.
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.
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their spirit can alter the course of history.
The moment there is doubt about a person’s motives, everything he does becomes tainted.
There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supercedes all other courts.
Action expresses priorities.
Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.