A satyagrahi is dead to his body even before the enemy attempts to kill him.
Jail-going is only the beginning, not the end of satyagraha. The acme of satyagraha for us would be to lay down our lives for the defence of India's just cause.
In satyagraha, a courted imprisonment carries its own praise.
A satyagrahi has always his minimum and it is this minimum that is wanted in connection with this struggle.
It is claimed for satyagraha that it is a complete substitute for violence or war.
Satyagraha is a law for universal application. Beginning with the family, its use can be extended to every other circle.
In the code of the satyagrahi, there is no such thing as surrender to brute force.
To be equitable, economic growth has to be sustainable. To be sustainable, economic growth has in turn to be all-inclusive. All-inclusive is no longer the greatest good of the greatest number. It is actually Sarvodaya or the rise of all. This Mahatma Gandhi saw as essential to Satyagraha itself.
Force that the performance of duty naturally generates is the non-violent and invincible force that satyagraha brings into being.
A satyagrahi lays down his life, but never gives up. That is the meaning of the 'do or die' slogan.
Even as satyagraha is a weapon unique of its kind and not one of the ordinary weapons used by people, so is Khadi, a unique article of commerce which will not, cannot, succeed on terms common to other articles.
A satyagrahi, whilst he is ever ready to fight, must be equally eager for peace.
Violence is a concession to human weakness, satyagraha is an obligation.
To die without killing is the badge of a satyagrahi.
Satyagraha is itself an unmistakable mute prayer of an agonized soul.
Satyagraha does not depend on outside help, it derives all its strength from within.
Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind.
Not those who shout 'satyagraha', 'satyagraha' will do satyagraha, but those who will work for it.
In the dictionary of satyagraha, there is no enemy.
A satyagrahi cannot go to law for a personal wrong.
