Mahatma Gandhi Quotations | Page 3

Nonviolence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our being.

Non-violence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.

Non-violence which is a quality of the heart, cannot come by an appeal to the brain.

My life is an indivisible whole, and all my activities run into one another and they have their rise in my insatiable love of mankind

Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the humblest imaginable

Love never claims, it ever gives; love never suffers, never resents, never revenges itself. Where there is love there is life; hatred leads to destruction.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supreme lesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted into energy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that can move the world.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.

When I admire the wonder of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in worship of the Creator

I abhor vivisection with my whole soul. All the scientific discoveries stained with innocent blood I count as of no consequence.

What do I think of Western civilisation? I think it would be a very good idea.

There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.

That action alone is just that does not harm either party to a dispute

Justice will come when it is deserved by our being and feeling strong.

Remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS.

Remember that there is always a limit to self-indulgence, but none to self-restraint.

Tolerance implies a gratuitous assumption of the inferiority of other faiths to one's own

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within me.

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.

To believe what has not occurred in history will not occur at all, is to argue disbelief in the dignity of man.

There go my people, I must hurry to catch up with them for I am their leader.

Whether one or many, I must declare my faith that it is better for India to discard violence altogether even for defending her borders

Consciously or unconsciously, everyone of us does render some service or another. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger, and it will make not only for our own happiness, but that of the world at large.

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed

To put up with. . . distortions and to stick to one's guns come what may -- this is the. . . gift of leadership.

There are limits to self-indulgence, none to restraint.

An eye for an eye and everyone shall be blind

An eye for an eye would make the whole world blind.

An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

Anger and intolerance are the twin enemies of correct understanding

What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?

Whatever you do may seem insignificant, but it is most important that you do it

Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.

Be the change that you want to see in the world.

Be the change you want to see in the world.

Almost everything you do will seem insignificant, but it is important that you do it

Satisfaction lies in the effort not the attainment. Full effort is full victory.

You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result

In Gujarat Hitler's life and works have been glorified in school textbooks which is a very serious matter,

If we are to reach peace in this world and if we are to carry on a war against war, we shall have to begin with the children

All of your scholarship, all your study of Shakespeare and Wordsworth would be vain if at the same time you did not build your character and attain mastery over your thoughts and your actions

The mice which helplessly find themselves between the cats' teeth acquire no merit from their enforced sacrifice

In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in an clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.

been more severely felt than today, especially in the context of India-Pakistan relations.

Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress.

A 'NO' uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a 'YES' merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.

A weak man is just an accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident.

The mantra becomes one's staff of life and carries one through every ordeal. Each repetition has a new meaning, carrying you nearer and nearer to God.

Ahimas is the attribute of the soul, and therefore, to be practiced by everybody in all affairs of life. If it cannot be practiced in all departments, it has no practical value.

All humanity is one undivided and indivisible family, and each one of us is responsible for the misdeeds of all the others. I cannot detach myself from the wickedest soul.

Do not worry about what others are doing! Each of us should turn the searchlight inward and purify his or her own heart as much as possible.

Carefully watch your thoughts, for they become your words. Manage and watch your words, for they will become your actions. Consider and judge your actions, for they have become your habits. Acknowledge and watch your habits, for they shall become your values. Understand and embrace your values, for they become your destiny.

Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth, for being correct, for being you. Never apologize for being correct, or for being years ahead of your time. If you’re right and you know it, speak your mind. Speak your mind. Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is still the truth.

There are two days in the year that we can not do anything, yesterday and tomorrow

The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members

Relationships are based on four principles: respect, understanding, acceptance and appreciation.

Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.

Now the man on duty used to be changed from time to time. Once one of these men, without giving me the slightest warning, without even asking me to leave the footpath, pushed and kicked me into the street. I was dismayed. Before I could question him as to his behaviour, Mr Coates, who happened to be passing the spot on horseback, hailed me and said:

Strength does not come from winning. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.

When you are right,you have no need to be angry. When you are wrong, you have no right to be angry.

Seven Deadly Sins Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Science without humanity Knowledge without character Politics without principle Commerce without morality Worship without sacrifice.

Speak only if it improves upon the silence.

The world is big enough to satisfy everyones needs, but will always be too small to satisfy everyones greed

I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.

If you want to change the world, start with yourself.

People cannot hurt you without your permission.

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.

Let the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day: - I shall not fear anyone on Earth. - I shall fear only God. - I shall not bear ill will toward anyone. - I shall not submit to injustice from anyone. - I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering.

It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit. But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.

Make injustice visible.

Your action expresses your priorities.

The external freedom won't be given to us but in the exact measure as we've known at a given moment, to developing our internal freedom.

It's more important to put the own heart in the prayer than to put other's words with nothing of the own heart.

The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane.

There is force in the universe, which, if we permit it, will flow through us and produce miraculous results.

You assist an evil system most effectively by obeying its orders and decrees. An evil system never deserves such allegiance. Allegiance to it means partaking of the evil. A good person will resist an evil system with his or her whole soul.

You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results.

Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love.

Contraceptive methods are like putting a premium on vice. It makes men and women reckless... As it is, man has sufficiently degraded woman for his lust, and [contraception] , no matter how well meaning the advocates may be, will still further degrade her.

I do feel that spiritual progress does demand at some stage that we should cease to kill our fellow creatures for the satisfaction of our bodily wants.

I came to the conclusion long ago that all religions were true and that also that all had some error in them, and while I hold by my own religion, I should hold other religions as dear as Hinduism. So we can only pray, if we were Hindus, not that a Christian should become a Hindu; but our innermost prayer should be that a Hindu should become a better Hindu, a Muslim a better Muslim, and a Christian a better Christian.

People say true friends must always hold hands, but true friends don't need to hold hands because they know the other hand will always be there.

A customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption in our work. He is the purpose of it. He is not an outsider in our business. He is part of it. We are not doing him a favor by serving him. He is doing us a favor by giving us an opportunity to do so.

I want freedom for the full expression of my personality.

Fearlessness is the first requisite of spirituality. Cowards can never be moral.

Poverty is the worst form of violence.

Peace between countries must rest on the solid foundation of love between individuals.

The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters fall. Freedom and slavery are mental states.

An error can never become true however many times you repeat it. The truth can never be wrong, even if no one hears it.

If you do nothing there will be no results

Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly.

The day a woman can walk freely on the roads at night, that day we can say that India has achieved independence

A small group of determined and like-minded people can change the course of history.

The enemy is fear. We think it is hate; but, it is fear.

I don't reject Christ. I love Christ. It's just that so many of you Christians are so unlike Christ.

It is better to allow our lives to speak for us than our words.

It does not require money, to live neat, clean and dignified..

Evil is, good or truth misplaced.

Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.