Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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A true man of piety will consider himself a sinner and, therefore, untouchable.
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A society or a nation constructed nonviolently must be able to withstand attack upon its structure from without or within.
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Khadi to me is the symbol of unity of Indian humanity, of its economic freedom and equality and, therefore, ultimately, in the poetic expression of Jawaharlal Nehru, 'the livery of India's freedom'.
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The Gita is not for those who have no faith.
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If you are left with only one piece of homespun,wear it with dignity.
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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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There are subjects where reason cannot take us far and we have to accept things on faith. Faith then does not contradict reason but transcends it. Faith is a kind of sixth sense which works in cases which are without the purview of reason.
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President means chief servant.
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Death is no fiend, he is the truest of friends. He delivers us from agony.
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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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True love is boundless like the ocean and, swelling within one, spreads itself out and, crossing all boundaries and frontiers, envelops the whole world.
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In reality there are as many religions as there are individuals.
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An India free from exploitation from within and without must prosper with astonishing rapidity.
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If you do what you enjoy doing you'll never have to work hard.
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If I was to be their real teacher and guardian, I must touch their hearts, I must share their joys and sorrows, I must help them to solve the problems that faced them, and I must take along the right channel the surging aspirations of their youth.
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Let our first act each morning be the following resolve: I shall not fear anyone on Earth. I shall fear only God.
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No one should dogmatize about the capacity of human nature for degradation or exaltation.
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In this instance of the fire-arms, the Asiatic has been most improperly bracketed with the native. The British Indian does not need any such restrictions as are imposed by the Bill on the natives regarding the carrying of fire-arms. The prominent race can remain so by preventing the native from arming himself. Is there a slightest vestige of justification for so preventing the British Indian?
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A seeker of truth will never begin by discounting his opponent's statement as unworthy of trust.
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Running away for fear of death, leaving one's dear ones, temples or music to take care of themselves, is irreligion; it is cowardice.
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It is the law of love that rules mankind.
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A satyagrahi is dead to his body even before the enemy attempts to kill him.
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Tolerance gives us spiritual insight, which is as far from fanaticism as the north pole is from the south.