Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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Steam becomes a mighty power only when it allows itself to be imprisoned in a strong little reservoir, produces tremendous motion and carries huge weights by permitting itself a tiny and measured outlet.
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For me the only training in Swaraj we need is the ability to defend ourselves against the whole world and to live our natural life in perfect freedom, even though it may be full of defects. Good government is no substitute for self-government.
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A man who is swayed by negative emotions may have good enough intentions, may be truthful in word, but he will never find the Truth.
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The rishis, who discovered the law of nonviolence in the midst of violence, were greater geniuses than Newton.
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My nonviolence does not admit of running away from danger and leaving the dear ones unprotected.
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Mutual tolerance is a necessity for all time and for all races.
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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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The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different.
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Fasting is futile unless it is accompanied by an incessant longing for self-restraint.
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The only virtue I want to claim is truth and nonviolence.
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No labour is too mean for one who wants to earn an honest penny.
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If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.
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Yes I am, I am also a Muslim, a Christian, a Buddhist, and a Jew.
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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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A convert's enthusiasm for his new religion is greater than that of a person who is born in it.
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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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Action expresses priorities.
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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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That religion and that nation will be blotted out of the face of the earth which pins its faith on injustice, untruth or violence.
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Those who have their hands dyed deep in blood cannot build a nonviolent order for the world.
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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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The spinning wheel is the one thing to which all must turn to in the Indian clime for the transition stage at any rate and the vast majority must for all time.
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As soon as we become one with the ocean in the shape of God, there is no more rest for us, nor indeed do we need rest any longer.
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I have even seen the writings suggesting that I am playing a deep game, that I am using the present turmoil to foist my fads on India, and am making religious experiments at India's expense. I can only answer that Satyagraha is made of sterner stuff. There is nothing reserved and nothing secret in it.