All the great religions of the world inculcate equality and brotherhood of mankind and the virtue of toleration.

A selfish basis would not serve the purpose of taking a man higher and higher along the paths of evolution.

Every man has an equal right to the necessaries of life even as birds and beasts have.

Some form of common worship and a common place of worship appear to be a human necessity.

I can no more preach nonviolence to a cowardly man than I can tempt a blind man to enjoy healthy scenes.

There can be in the eyes of God no distinction between man and man, even as there is no distinction between animal and animal.

In a self-respecting India, is not every woman's virtue as much every man's concern as his own sister's?

If I am true to myself, if I am true to mankind, if I am true to humanity, I must understand all the faults that human flesh is heir to.

The nonviolent man automatically becomes a servant of God.