Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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The story of the creation and similar things in it did not impress me very much, but on the contrary made me incline somewhat towards atheism.
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My religion teaches me that a promise once made or a vow once taken for a worthy object may not be broken.
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What, however, left a deep impression on me was the reading of the Ramayana before my father. During part of his illness my father was in Porbandar. There every evening he used to listen to the Ramayana.
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My shyness has been in reality my shield and buckler. It has allowed me to grow. It has helped me in my discernment of truth.
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If one person gains spiritually, the whole world gains.
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Fear gone, there can be no hatred.
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Khaddar delivers the poor from the bonds of the rich and creates a moral and spiritual bond between the classes and the masses.
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A faith gained in strength only when people were willing to lay down their lives for it.
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A successful search for truth means complete deliverance from the dual throng, such as of love and hate, happiness and misery.
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I am a seasoned soldier of nonviolence, and I have evidence enough to sustain my faith.
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Belief in non–violence is based on the assumption that human nature in the essence is one and therefore unfailingly responds to the advances of love.
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Useful manual labour, intelligently performed, is the means par excellence for developing the intellect.
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The function of Nayee-Talim is not to teach an occupation, but through it to develop the whole man.
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Decency and tolerance, to be of any value, must be capable of withstanding the severest strain.
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No reform is possible unless some of the educated and the rich voluntarily accept the status of the poor, travel third, refuse to enjoy the amenities denied to the poor and, instead of taking avoidable hardships, discourtesies and injustice as a matter of course, fight for their removal.
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A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers.
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It is knowledge that ultimately gives salvation.
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To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being.
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A nonviolent action accompanied by nonviolence in thought and word should never produce enduring violent reaction upon the opponent.
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The very essence of our civilization is that we give a paramount place to morality in all our affairs, public or private.
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When the fear of jail disappears, repression puts heart into the people.
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God is Truth, Truth is God.
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...service can have no meaning unless one takes pleasure in it. When it is done for show or for fear of public opinion, it stunts the man and crushes his spirit. Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served.
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Where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence.