Real swaraj will come not by the acquisition of authority by a few but by the acquisition of capacity by all to resist authority when it is abused

We knowwhat happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own.

A newspaper is not just for reporting the news as it is, but to make people angry enough to do something about it

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

There is no passion in life as intense as the desire to change someone else's draft.

Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.

Miracles enables us to judge of doctrine and doctrine enable us to judge of miracles.

Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.