June 30: * 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.
* Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It passes my comprehension how human beings, be they ever so experienced and able, can delight in depriving other human beings of that precious right.
* An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.
* Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.
* What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?
* You must be the change you want to see in the world.
* Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.
* The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
* Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
* One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds.
* 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.
* It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.
* In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.
* I want freedom for the full expression of my personality.
* I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.
* I cannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before any one even at the cost of your life.
* I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.
* Ahimsa is an attribute of the brave. Cowardice and ahimsa don’t go together any more that water and fire.
* True ahimsa should mean a complete freedom from ill-will and anger and hate and an overflowing love for all.
* The removal of untouchability is one of the highest expressions of ahimsa.
* Khadi has been conceived as the foundation and the image of ahimsa. A real khadi-wearer will not utter an untruth. A real khadi-wearer will harbour no violence, no deceit, no impurity.
* No power on earth can subjugate you when you are armed with the sword of ahimsa. It ennobles both the victor and the vanquished.