“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.”

“Ahimsa is the means; Truth is the end. Means to be means must always be within our reach, and so …”

— Mohandas Gandhi, Young India* (1931)

“Truth (satya) implies love, and firmness (agraha) serves as a synonym for force. I thus began to …”

— Mohandas Gandhi, Satyagraha in South Africa* (1928)

“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean. If a few drops are dirty, the ocean does …”

— Mohandas Gandhi, Speech (1947)