Ill-digested principles are, if anything, worse than ill-digested food, for the latter harms the body and there is cure for it, whereas the former ruins the soul and there is no cure for it.
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.
It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.
You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result.
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.
Nobody can hurt me without my permission.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, and then you win.
Whatever you do is insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.
In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
An unjust law is a species of violence. Arrest for it’s breach is even more so.