Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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A courageous man prefers death to the surrender of self-respect.
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Anything which is a hindrance to the fight of the soul is a delusion and a snare, even like the body which often does hinder you in the path of salvation.
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You can't lead a true life without suffering.
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All true art must help the soul to realize its inner self.
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Ahimsa is the height of Kshatriya dharma as it represents the climax of fearlessness.
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The ally we must cultivate is the part of our enemy which knows the truth.
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Like the bee gathering honey from the different flowers, the wise person accepts the essence of the different scriptures and sees only the good in all religions.
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True morality consists not in following the beaten track, but in finding the true path for ourselves, and fearlessly following it.
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No country can become a nation by producing a race of imitators.
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Nations are not formed in a day, the formation requires years.
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That nation is great which rests its head upon death as its pillow.
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A non-violent revolution is not a program of seizure of power. It is a program of transformation of relationships, ending in a peaceful transfer of power.
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In the dictionary of Satyagraha, there is no enemy.
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Seven blunders of the world that lead to violence.
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Justice does not help those who slumber but helps only those who are vigilant.
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True art takes note not merely of form but also of what lies behind.
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Purification is never for the selfishly idle, it accrues only to the selflessly industrious.
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The only praise I would like and treasure is the promotion of the activities to which my life is dedicated.
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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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When anything assumes the strength of a creed, it becomes self-sustained and derives the needed support from within.
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Good travels at a snail's pace. Those who want to do good are not selfish, they are not in a hurry, they know that to impregnate people with good requires a long time.
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Jealousy does not wait for reasons.
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My love for nonviolence is superior to every other thing, mundane or super mundane.
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The most practical, the most dignified way of going on in the world is to take people at their word, when you have no positive reason to the contrary.