“If you really want to judge the character of a man, look not at his great performances. Watch a man do his most common actions.”

“The coward is an object to be pitied.”

“Calm and silent and steady work, and no newspaper humbug, no name-making, you must always remember.”

“One link in a chain explains the infinite chain.”

“Compared to the coward that never made the attempt, he is a hero.”

“Never producing pain by thought, word, and deed, in any living being, is what is called Ahimsâ, non-injury.”

“Ahimsa (non-killing), truthfulness, purity, mercy, and godliness are always to be kept.”

“In Swaraj, based on ahimsa, people need not know their rights, but it is also necessary for them to know their duties.”