Violence is a concession to human weakness, satyagraha is an obligation.
A satyagrahi lays down his life, but never gives up. That is the meaning of the 'do or die' slogan.
In the code of the satyagrahi, there is no such thing as surrender to brute force.
A satyagrahi, whilst he is ever ready to fight, must be equally eager for peace.
A satyagrahi exhausts all other means before he resorts to satyagraha.
A satyagrahi is nothing if not instinctively law-abiding.
To die without killing is the badge of a satyagrahi.
A satyagrahi would neither retaliate nor would he submit to the criminal, but seek to cure him by curing himself.
A satyagrahi is dead to his body even before the enemy attempts to kill him.
There is no time limit for a satyagrahi nor is there a limit to his capacity for suffering.