Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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There is always a limit to self-indulgence, but none to self-restraint.
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The Koran says that there can be no heaven for one who sheds the blood of an innocent neighbour.
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Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.
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We burn the evil men do with their mortal remains. We treasure the memory of the good they do, and distance magnifies it.
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The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent.
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Fasting is futile unless it is accompanied by an incessant longing for self-restraint.
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Just as a man would not cherish living in a body other than his own, so do nations not like to live under other nations, however noble and great the latter may be.
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Truth and ahimsa will never be destroyed.
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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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Men should do their actual living and working in communities small enough to permit of genuine self-government and the assumption of personal responsibilities, federated into larger units in such a way that the temptation to abuse great power should not arise.
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Persistent questioning and healthy inquisitiveness are the first requisite for acquiring learning of any kind.
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Swaraj is not meant for cowards, but for those who would mount smilingly to the gallows and refuse even to allow their eyes to be bandaged.
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Outward appearance is nothing to Him if it is not an expression of the inner.
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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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My religion enables me, obliges me to imbibe all that is good in all the great religions of the earth.
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Half-a-dozen or twenty cities of India alone working together cannot bring Swaraj.
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Action expresses priorities.
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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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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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We shall make progress towards Swaraj only if we do everything thoughtfully and with understanding.
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Restore the spinning wheel to its place and you will solve the problem of poverty.
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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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There is no beauty in the finest cloth if it makes hunger and unhappiness.
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A man of truth must also be a man of care.