Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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We Indians are one as no two Englishmen are.
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A national spirit is necessary for national existence. A flag is a material aid to the development of such a spirit.
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Be the change that you want to see.
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Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.
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For Hindus to expect Islam, Christianity or Zoroastrianism to be driven out of India is as idle a dream as it would be for Mussalmans to have only Islam of their imagination rule the world.
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We do want to drive out the beast in man, but we do not want on that account to emasculate him.
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The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent.
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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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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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I know no diplomacy save that of truth.
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If an enemy strikes your left cheek, offer him your right.
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We win justice quickest by rendering justice to the other party.
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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.
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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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I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed.
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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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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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You may pluck out my eyes, but that cannot kill me. You may chop off my nose, but that will not kill me. But blast my belief in God, and I am dead.
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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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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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Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.
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Measures must always in a progressive society be held superior to men, who are after all imperfect instruments, working for their fulfilment.
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Your character must be above suspicion and you must be truthful and self-controlled.
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One of the objects of a newspaper is to understand popular feeling and to give expression to it; another is to arouse among the people certain desirable sentiments; and the third is fearlessly to expose popular defects.