- A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble. Mohandas Gandhi
- A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave. Mohandas Gandhi
- A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes. Mohandas Gandhi
- A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act. Mohandas Gandhi
- A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people. Mohandas Gandhi
- A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal. Mohandas Gandhi
- A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its compromise in practice. Mohandas Gandhi
- A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion. Mohandas Gandhi
- A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history. Mohandas Gandhi
A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness. Mohandas GandhiA weak man is just by accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident. Mohandas GandhiAction expresses priorities. Mohandas GandhiAction is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame. Mohandas GandhiAll compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take. Mohandas GandhiAll the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Truth. Mohandas GandhiAlways aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well. Mohandas GandhiAmong the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest. Mohandas GandhiAn error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it. Mohandas GandhiAn eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind. Mohandas GandhiAn ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching. Mohandas GandhiAn unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so. Mohandas GandhiAnger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding. Mohandas GandhiAnger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up. Mohandas GandhiAre creeds such simple things like the clothes which a man can change at will and put on at will? Creeds are such for which people live for ages and ages. Mohandas GandhiAs human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves. Mohandas GandhiBe the change that you want to see in the world. Mohandas GandhiBefore the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts. Mohandas GandhiBut for my faith in God, I should have been a raving maniac. Mohandas GandhiCapital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed. Mohandas GandhiCommonsense is the realised sense of proportion. Mohandas GandhiConfession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession. Mohandas GandhiConstant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position. Mohandas GandhiCulture of the mind must be subservient to the heart. Mohandas GandhiEach one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances. Mohandas GandhiEach one prays to God according to his own light. Mohandas GandhiEven if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth. Mohandas GandhiEvery formula of every religion has in this age of reason, to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent. Mohandas GandhiEveryone who wills can hear the inner voice. It is within everyone. Mohandas GandhiFaith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into. Mohandas GandhiFaith... must be enforced by reason... when faith becomes blind it dies. Mohandas GandhiFear has its use but cowardice has none. Mohandas GandhiFear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith. Mohandas GandhiFirst they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. Mohandas GandhiFor me every ruler is alien that defies public opinion. Mohandas GandhiFreedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living ? Mohandas GandhiFreedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. Mohandas GandhiGentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion. Mohandas GandhiGlory lies in the attempt to reach one's goal and not in reaching it. Mohandas GandhiGod is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained. Mohandas GandhiGod sometimes does try to the uttermost those whom he wishes to bless. Mohandas GandhiGod, as Truth, has been for me a treasure beyond price. May He be so to every one of us. Mohandas GandhiHappiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. Mohandas GandhiHealthy discontent is the prelude to progress. Mohandas GandhiHonest disagreement is often a good sign of progress. Mohandas GandhiI am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill. Mohandas GandhiI believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers. Mohandas GandhiI believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world. Mohandas GandhiI believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed. Mohandas GandhiI claim that human mind or human society is not divided into watertight compartments called social, political and religious. All act and react upon one another. Mohandas GandhiI claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps. Mohandas GandhiI do all the evil I can before I learn to shun it? Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should be sincere enough to admit that we love evil too well to give it up. Mohandas GandhiI do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following. Mohandas GandhiI have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul. Mohandas GandhiI have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and Non-violence are as old as the hills. All I have done is to try experiments in both on as vast a scale as I could. Mohandas GandhiI have worshipped woman as the living embodiment of the spirit of service and sacrifice. Mohandas GandhiI know, to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace. Mohandas Gandhi
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