If every component part of the nation claims the right of self-determination for itself, there is no one nation and there is no independence.

Satyagraha is a relentless search for truth and a determination to search truth.

The essence of a vow does not consist in the difficulty of its performance but in the determination behind it unflinchingly to stick to it in the teeth of difficulties.

Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph: a beginning, a struggle, and a victory.

A fast to be true must be accompanied by a readiness to receive pure thoughts and determination to resist all Satan's temptations.