Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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A man with a grain of faith in God never loses hope, because he ever believes in the ultimate triumph of Truth.
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Harshness is conquered by gentleness, hatred by love, lethargy by zeal and darkness by light.
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If we would be pure, if we would save Hinduism, we must rid ourselves of this poison of enforced widowhood.
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True democracy is not inconsistent with a few persons representing the spirit, the hope and the aspirations of those whom they claim to represent.
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All the religions of the world describe God pre-eminently as the Friend of the friendless, Help of the helpless, and Protector of the weak.
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The press is called the Fourth Estate. It is definitely a power, but, to misuse that power is criminal.
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I suggest that, if India is to evolve along nonviolent lines, it will have to decentralize many things. Centralization cannot be sustained and defended without adequate force . . .Centralization as a system is inconsistent with non-violent structure of society.
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The strength to kill is not essential for self-defence; one ought to have the strength to die.
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Hitler killed five million Jews. It is the greatest crime of our time. But the Jews should have offered themselves to the butcher's knife. They should have thrown themselves into the sea from cliffs. As it is, they succumbed anyway in their millions.
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A plea for the spinning wheel is a plea for recognizing the dignity of labour.
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Close the day with prayer so that you may have a peaceful night free from dreams and nightmares.
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The purification required is not of untouchables but of the so-called superior castes.
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Every home is a university and the parents are the teachers.
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Our greatest ability as humans is not to change the world; but to change ourselves.
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It only confirms me in my belief that there is no Swaraj without a settlement with the Mussalmans.
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Those who believe religion and politics aren't connected don't understand either.
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Between the two, the nationalist and the imperialist, there is no meeting ground.
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Is it not possible for us all to realize that the masses will never mount to freedom through murder?
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Non-violence should never be used as a shield for cowardice. It is a weapon for the brave.
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It is Swaraj when we learn to rule ourselves.
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Whilst I may not actually help anyone to retaliate, I must not let a coward seek shelter behind nonviolence so-called. Not knowing the stuff of which nonviolence is made, many have honestly believed that running away from danger every time was a virtue compared to offering resistance, especially when it was fraught with danger to one's life. As a teacher of nonviolence I must, so far as it is possible for me, guard against such an unmanly belief.
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I believe that a party wishing equality for India does exist in Britain. But it is an insignificant minority, and while I honour and like their opinion I cannot be enthused over it, for I know that those who shape policy and dominate are otherwise inclined. For me, therefore, it is only the Secretary of State who counts.
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If one has no affection for a person or a system, one should feel free to give the fullest expression to his disaffection so long as he does not contemplate, promote, or incite violence.
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Enter with me into the sufferings, not only of the people of India but of the whole world. Nonviolence is a more active and real fight against wickedness than retaliation whose very nature is to increase wickedness. It is not a weapon of the weak. It is a weapon of the strongest and bravest.