The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings.
It is my conviction that nothing enduring can be built on violence.
You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body but you will never imprison my mind.
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.
The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.
Faith must be enforced by reason. When faith becomes blind it dies.
A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their spirit can alter the course of history.
A ‘No’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
Have faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean, if a few drops are dirty the ocean does’nt become dirty.