Salvation Of The Gita Is Perfect Peace.

Nonviolence Is The First Article Of My Faith. It Is Also The Last Article Of My Creed.

No Matter How Explicit The Pledge, People Will Turn And Twist The Text To Suit Their Own Purpose

Always Aim At Complete Harmony Of Thought And Word And Deed. Always Aim At Purifying Your Thoughts And Everything Will Be Well. There Is Nothing More Potent Than Thought. Deed Follows Word And Word Follows Thought. The Word Is The Result Of A Mighty Thought, And Where The Thought Is Mighty And Pure The Result Is Always Mighty And Pure.

A Thousand Candles Can Be Lighted From The Flame Of One Candle, And The Life Of The Candle Will Not Be Shortened. Happiness Can Be Spread Without Diminishing That Of Yourself.

Such Expression Is Impossible In A Cramped Atmosphere. As I Have No Desire To Offer Civil Disobedience I Cannot Write Freely. As The Author Of Satyagraha I Cannot, Consistently With My Profession, Suppress The Vital Part Of Myself For The Sake Of Being Able To Write On Permissible Subjects. ... It Would Be Like Dealing With The Trunk Without The Head.