Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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Complete non-violence is complete absence of ill-will against all that lives. It therefore embraces even sub-human life, not excluding noxious insects and beasts. They have not been created to feed our destructive propensities. If we only knew the mind of the Creator, we should find their proper place in His creation.
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To say that God permits evil in the world may not be pleasing to the ear. But if He is held responsible for the good, it follows that He has to be responsible for the evil too.
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True art must be evidence of happiness, contentment and purity of its authors.
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When a man vowed to nonviolence as the law governing human beings dares to refer to war, he can only do it so as to strain every nerve to avoid it.
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The mentality which made one section of the Indians look upon another as enemies was suicidal; it could only serve to perpetuate their slavery.
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Punishment is God's. He alone is the infallible Judge.
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There goes my people. I must follow them, for I am their leader.
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Half-a-dozen or twenty cities of India alone working together cannot bring Swaraj.
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Voluntary service of others demands the best of which one is capable, and must take precedence over service of self.
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In battling against untouchability, and in dedicating myself to that battle, I have no less an ambition than to see a full regeneration of humanity.
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I once Experimented with marijuna, next thing I know I'm waking up with blood on my hands.......and not my own blood.
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Complete independence will be complete only to the extent of our approach in practice to truth and nonviolence.
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Truth is one, paths are many.
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Why, of all places in Johannesburg, the Indian location should be chosen for dumping down all kaffirs of the town, passes my comprehension. Of course, under my suggestion, the Town Council must withdraw the Kaffirs from the Location. About this mixing of the Kaffirs with the Indians I must confess I feel most strongly. I think it is very unfair to the Indian population, and it is an undue tax on even the proverbial patience of my countrymen.
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Nonviolent defence presupposes recklessness about one's life and property.
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The removal of untouchability is a question of the purification of Hinduism.
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Let the Jews who claim to be the chosen race prove their title by choosing the way of non-violence for vindicating their position on earth. Every country is their home, including Palestine, not by aggression but by loving service.
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My religion is a matter solely between my Maker and myself.
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It is necessary to correct the error that vegetarianism has made us weak in mind, or passive or inert in action. I do not regard flesh-food as necessary at any stage.
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Remember there is always a limit to self-indulgence, none to restraint... Civilization , in the real sense of the term, consists not in the multiplication but in the deliberate and voluntary restriction of wants. This alone promotes real happiness and contentment , and increases the capacity for service.
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Idolatry is permissible in Hinduism when it sub serves an ideal.
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Like the watch, the heart needs the winding of purity, or the Dweller ceases to speak.
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A devotee of Rama may be said to be the same as the steadfast one (sthitaprajnya) of the Gita.
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Every truth is self-acting and possesses inherent strength.