Things of fundamental importance to the people are not secured by reason alone, but have to be purchased with their suffering. Suffering is the law of human beings.

It was easy to see that soul force was infinitely superior to body force. If people in order to secure redress of wrongs resorted to soul force, much of the present suffering would be avoided.

The satyagrahi whilst he is ever ready for fight must be equally eager for peace. He must welcome any honourable opportunity for peace.

The conditions necessary for the success of Satyagraha are:(1) The Satyagrahi should not have any hatred in his heart against the opponent. (2) The issue must be true and substantial. (3) The Satyagrahi must be prepared to suffer till the end for his cause.

I have gone through deep self-introspection, searched myself through and through, and examined and analysed every psychological situation. Yet I am far from claiming any finality or infallibility about my conclusions.

I am not pleading for India to practice non-violence because it is weak. I want her to practice non-violence being conscious of her strength and power.

We have to make truth and non-violence not matters for mere individual practice but for practice by groups and communities and nations.

I believe in thought-power more than in the power of the word, whether written or spoken. And if the movement I seek to represent has vitality in it and has divine blessing upon it, it will permeate the whole world without my physical presence in its different parts.

The true democrat is he who with purely non-violent means defends his liberty and therefore his country's and ultimately that of the whole of mankind.

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