Non-violence 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.
We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it.
A weak man is just by accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident.
Strength does not come from winning. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.
I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.
The Attainment of freedom, whether for a person, a nation or a world, must be in exact proportion to the attainment of nonviolence for each
The weak can never forgive.
Nonviolence which to me is the glory of Hinduism, has been sought to be explained away by our people as being meant for the sanyasis only.
I have no disciples, being myself an aspirant after discipleship and in search of a guru.
Let your thoughts be positive for they will become your words. Let your words be positive for they will become your actions. Let your actions be positive for they will become your values. Let your values be positive for they will become your destiny.