Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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Where there is fear there is no religion.
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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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A great man may not do great things but they do ordinary things greatly.
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All true art must help the soul to realize its inner self.
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My mother would tell me that the shortest cut to purification after the unholy touch was to cancel the touch by touching any Mussalman passing by.
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True education is that which proves useful in life and makes you industrious.
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Government of the people by the people and for the people cannot be conducted at the bidding of one man, however great he may be.
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We are our own slaves, not of the British. This should be engraved on our minds. The whites cannot remain if we do not want them. If the idea is to drive them out with firearms, let every Indian consider what precious little profit Europe has found in these.
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Love, otherwise ahimsa, sustains this planet of ours.
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For me, humanitarian service, or rather service of all that lives, is religion. And I draw no distinction between such religion and politics.
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Purification is never for the selfishly idle, it accrues only to the selflessly industrious.
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You can't lead a true life without suffering.
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When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and I see not one ray of hope on the horizon, I turn to Bhagavad-gita and find a verse to comfort me; and I immediately begin to smile in the midst of overwhelming sorrow. Those who meditate on the Gita will derive fresh joy and new meanings from it every day.
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By ahimsa we will be able to save the cow and also win the friendship of the English.
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Complete independence through truth and non-violence means the independence of every unit, be it the humblest of the nation, without distinction of race, colour or creed.
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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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My greatest weapon is mute prayer.
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Roving dogs do not indicate the civilisation or compassion of the society. They betray on the country the ignorance and lethargy of its members.
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The goal ever recedes from us. The greater the progress the greater the recognition of our unworthiness. Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory.
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Bullies are always to be found where there are cowards.
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It's a big error to dream of a society where nobody needs to be good.
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Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It passes my comprehension how human beings, be they ever so experienced and able, can delight in depriving other human beings of that precious right.
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Just think out for yourselves, if a man who was good yesterday has become bad after having come in contact with me, is he responsible that he has deteriorated or am I? ... It is well to take the blame sometimes.
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In the midst of death life persists, in the midst of untruth, truth persists, in the midst of darkness light persists.