Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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The meticulous care for the rights of the least among us is the sin qua non of nonviolence.
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I would heartily welcome the union of East and West provided it is not based on brute force.
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In a gentle way, you can shake the world.
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I think it is the height of ignorance to believe that the sexual act is an independent function necessary like sleeping or eating. Seeing, therefore, that I did not desire more children, I began to strive after self-control. There was endless difficulty in the task.
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If treachery is the reward of trust, will the man who trusts come to harm?
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It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings.
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Increase of material comforts, it may be generally laid down, does not in any way whatsoever conduce to moral growth.
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I have repeatedly stated that satyagraha never fails and that one perfect satyagrahi is enough to vindicate Truth.
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In His boundless love God permits the atheist to live.
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Service without humility is selfishness and egotism.
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The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
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It is pleasant that there will be no religions in heaven.
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Providence has its appointed hour for everything. We cannot command results, we can only strive.
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Non-violence does not signify that man must not fight against the enemy, and by enemy is meant the evil which men do, not the human beings themselves.
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You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.
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Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err.
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The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted.
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The best way of losing a cause is to abuse your opponent and to trade upon his weakness.
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You assist an unjust administration most effectively by obeying its orders and decrees. An evil administration never deserves such allegiance. Allegiance to it means partaking of the evil. A good person will resist an evil system with his whole soul. Disobedience of the laws of an evil state is therefore a duty.
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My religion teaches me to love all equally.
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There is no love where there is no will.
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All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Truth.
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To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.
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We should meet abuse by forbearance. Human nature is so constituted that if we take absolutely no notice of anger or abuse, the person indulging in it will soon weary of it and stop.