Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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Blaming the wolf would not help the sheep much. The sheep must learn not to fall in the clutches of the wolf.
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To deprive a man of his natural liberty and to deny to him the ordinary amenities of life is worse then starving the body; it is starvation of the soul, the dweller in the body.
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Power invariably elects to go into the hands of the strong. That strength may be physical or of the heart or, if we do not fight shy of the word, of the spirit. Strength of the heart connotes soul-force. Let it be remembered that physical force is transitory, even as the body is transitory. But the power of spirit is permanent even as the spirit is everlasting.
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I have been practicing, with scientific precision, nonviolence and its possibilities for an unbroken period of over fifty years.
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Both heaven and hell are within us.
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It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.
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The world is changing every moment, and is therefore unreal. It has non permanent existence.
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There is no such thing as compulsion in the scheme of nonviolence.
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Even as a tree has a single trunk, but many branches and leaves, there is one religion but any number of faiths.
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The moment the cultivators of the soil realize their power, the evil of Zamindari will be sterilized.
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Non-violence and cowardice are contradictory terms. Non-violence is the greatest virtue, cowardice the greatest vice. Non-violence springs from love, cowardice from hate. Non-violence always suffers, cowardice would always inflict suffering. Perfect non-violence is the highest bravery. Non-violent conduct is never demoralising; cowardice always is.
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Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it.
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Every person in a well-ordered state is fully conscious of both his responsibilities and his rights.
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Mental violence has no potency and injures only the person whose thoughts are violent. It is otherwise with mental non-violence. It has potency which the world does not yet know.
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Everything we do is futile, but we must do it anyway.
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Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.
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I have found by experience that man makes his plans to be upset by God, but, at the same time, where the ultimate goal is the search of truth, on matter how a man's plans are frustrated the issue is never injurious and often better than anticipated.
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Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.
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Man is supposed to be the maker of his destiny. It is only partly true. He can make his destiny, only in so far as he is allowed by the Great Power.
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I may be a despicable person, but when Truth speaks through me I am invincible.
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Proved right should be capable of being vindicated by right means as against the rude i.e. sanguinary means. Man may and should shed his own blood for establishing what he considers to be his right. He may not shed the blood of his opponent who disputes his 'right'.
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Every fight is one between different angles of vision illuminating the same truth.
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True education is that which proves useful in life and makes you industrious.
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I worship God as Truth only. I have not yet found Him, but I am seeking after Him.