The real ornament of woman is her character, her purity.
Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.
A leader is useless when he acts against the promptings of his own conscience.
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.
Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.
We cannot, in a moment, get rid of habits of a lifetime.
An act of Kindness is better than a thousand heads bowed in prayer.
The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.
They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them.
Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible.