Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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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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The cottage industry of India had to perish in order that Lancashire might flourish.
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It is derogatory to the dignity of mankind, it is derogatory to the dignity of India, to entertain for one single moment hatred towards Englishmen.
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An India awakened and free has a message of peace and goodwill to a groaning world.
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You don't know who is important to you until you actually lose them.
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My creed of nonviolence is an extremely active force.
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That nation is great which rests its head upon death as its pillow.
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I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world.
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In Swaraj, based on ahimsa, people need not know their rights, but it is also necessary for them to know their duties.
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There are times when you have to obey a call which is the highest of all, i.e. the voice of conscience even though such obedience may cost many a bitter tear, and even more, separation from friends, from family, from the state, to which you may belong, from all that you have held as dear as life itself. For this obedience is the law of our being.
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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
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Generosity consists not the sum given, but the manner in which it is bestowed.
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Self-government means continuous effort to be independent of government control, whether it is foreign government or whether it is national. Swaraj government will be a sorry affair if people look up for the regulation of every detail of life.
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God, as Truth, has been for me a treasure beyond price. May He be so to every one of us.
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Satan's successes are the greatest when he appears with the name of God on his lips.
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In a self-respecting India, is not every woman's virtue as much every man's concern as his own sister's?
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Death on the battlefield is welcome to a soldier.
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Today I know that physical training should have as much place in the curriculum as mental training.
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The only thing lawful is non-violence. Violence can never be lawful in the sense meant here, i.e., not according to man-made laws, but according to the laws made by Nature for man.
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The bomb-throwers have discredited the cause of freedom, in whose name they threw the bombs.
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I would rather have India resort to arms in order to defend her honour than that she should, in a cowardly manner, become or remain a helpless witness to her own dishonor.
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It is wrong and immoral to seek to escape the consequences of one's acts.
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All humanity is one undivided and indivisible family, and each one of us is responsible for the misdeeds of all the others. I cannot detach myself from the wickedest soul.
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Never make a promise in haste.