Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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Schools and colleges are really a factory for turning out clerks for the Government.
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I did once seriously think of embracing the Christian faith. The gentle figure of Christ, so full of forgiveness that he taught his followers not to retaliate when abused or struck, but to turn the other cheek - I thought it was a beautiful example of the perfect man.
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Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy.
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The path of self-purification is hard and steep. One has to become absolutely passion-free in thought, speech and action to rise above the opposing currents of love and hatred, attachment and repulsion. I know that I have not in me as yet that triple purity in spite of constant ceaseless striving for it. That is why the world's praise fails to move me, indeed it very often stings me. To conquer the subtle passions seems to me to be harder far than the physical conquest of the world by the force of arms.
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We shall make progress towards Swaraj only if we do everything thoughtfully and with understanding.
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Celibacy is a great help, inasmuch as it enables one to lead a life of full surrender to God.
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Your character must be above suspicion and you must be truthful and self-controlled.
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Be the change that you want to see.
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The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent.
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Now when we talk of brotherhood of men, we stop there and feel that all other life is there for man to exploit for his own purposes. But Hinduism excludes all exploitation.
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People engaged in a war do not lose temper over matters which affect the fortunes of war.
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It is not a mistake to commit a mistake, for no one commits a mistake knowing it to be one. But it is a mistake not to correct the mistake after knowing it to be one. If you are afraid of committing a mistake, you are afraid of doing anything at all. You will correct your mistakes whenever you find them.
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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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We Indians are one as no two Englishmen are.
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The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane.
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Persistent questioning and healthy inquisitiveness are the first requisite for acquiring learning of any kind.
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I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed.
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Unless our hands go hand in hand with our heads, we will be able to do nothing whatsoever.
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A satyagrahi lays down his life, but never gives up. That is the meaning of the 'do or die' slogan.
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Prayer has been the saviour of my life. Without it I should have been a lunatic long ago.
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Mine is not a religion of the prison-house. It has room for the least among God's creation.
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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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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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It will be necessary for us Indians - Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Jews, Parsis and all others to whom India is their home - to recognize a common flag to live and die for.