Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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I can no more preach nonviolence to a cowardly man than I can tempt a blind man to enjoy healthy scenes.
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The idol in the temple is not God. But since God resides in every atom, He resides in that idol too.
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Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.
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One man cannot do right in one department of life whilst he is occupied in doing wrong in any other department. Life is one indivisible whole.
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Life and death are but phases of the same thing, the reverse and obverse of the same coin. Death is as necessary for man's growth as life itself.
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I am but a poor struggling soul yearning to be wholly good, wholly truthful and wholly non-violent in thought, word and deed, but ever failing to reach the ideal which I know to be true. It is a painful climb, but each step upwards makes me feel stronger and fit for the next.
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This mad rush for wealth must cease and the labourer must be assured not only of a living wage but, also a daily task that is not mere drudgery.
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We may have our private opinions but why should they be a bar to the meeting of hearts?
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Let the Gita be to you a mine of diamonds, as it has been to me; let it be your constant guide and friend on life's way.
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It's very dangerous to mix up the words natural and habitual. We have been trained to be quite habitual at communicating in ways that are quite unnatural.
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It is man's social nature which distinguishes him from the brute creation. If it is his privilege to be independent, it is equally his duty to be inter-dependent. Only an arrogant man will claim to be independent of everybody else and be self-contained.
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In the application of the method of non-violence, one must believe in the possibility of every person, however depraved, being reformed under humane and skilled treatment.
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Performance of one's duties should be independent of public opinion.
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Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plan living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Man's happiness really lies in contentment.
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Speak only if it improves upon the silence.
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God cannot be realized through the intellect. Intellect can lead one to a certain extent and no further. It is a matter of faith and experience derived from that faith.
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Knowledge gained through experience is far superior and many times more useful than bookish knowledge.
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My nonviolence does not admit of running away from danger and leaving the dear ones unprotected.
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God's word is: 'He who strives never perishes.' I have implicit faith in that promise. Though, therefore, from my weakness I fail a thousand times, I shall not lose faith.
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Robust faith in oneself and brave trust of the opponent, so called or real, is the best safeguard.
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Are 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.
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The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
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Under ideal conditions, the barrister and the bhangi (sweeper) should both get the same payment.
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I know that I have still before me a difficult path to traverse. I must reduce myself to zero. So long as a man does not of his own free will put himself last among his fellow creatures, there is no salvation for him. Ahimsa is the farthest limit of humility.