Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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It needs more than a heart of oak to shed all fear except the fear of God.
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Permanent good can never be the outcome of untruth and violence.
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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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A straight fight in an equal battle takes some bravery, but braver is he who, knowing that he would have to sacrifice ninety-five as against five of the enemy, faces death.
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I worship God as Truth only. I have not yet found Him, but I am seeking after Him. I am prepared to sacrifice the things dearest to me in pursuit of this quest. Even if the sacrifice demanded my very life, I hope I may be prepared to give it.
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Imitation is the sincerest flattery.
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Every home is a university and the parents are the teachers.
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Rama was not only on the lips of Hanuman. He was enthroned in his heart. He gave Hanuman exhaustless strength.
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A pacifism which can see the cruelties only of occasional military warfare and is blind to the continuous cruelties of our social system is worthless.
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The fragrance of nonviolence was never sweeter than it was today amidst the stink of violence of the most cowardly type that was being displayed in the cities of India.
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For a satyagrahi brigade only those are eligible who believe in ahimsa and satya.
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India is essentially a karmabhumi (land of duty) in contradistinction to bhogabhumi (land of enjoyment).
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To have a happy ending, choose a happy moment and call it 'the ending'. Honesty is incompatible with the amassing of a large fortune.
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It does not require money to be neat, clean and dignified.
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Hinduism has absorbed the best of all the faiths of the world and in that sense Hinduism is not an exclusive religion.
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There is not a moment when I do not feel the presence of a Witness whose eye misses nothing and with whom I strive to keep in tune.
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Disobedience that is wholly civil should never provoke retaliation.
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Begin your day with prayer, and make it so soulful that it may remain with you until the evening.
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Without an unreserved surrender to His grace, complete mastery over thoughts is impossible.
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The real test of nonviolence lies in its being brought in contact with those who have contempt for it.
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No action which is not voluntary can be called moral.
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I would rather have India reduced to a state of pauperism than have thousands of drunkards in our midst.
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That which impels man to do the right thing is God.
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Even as wisdom often comes from the mouths of babes, so does it often come from the mouths of old people. The golden rule is to test everything in the light of reason and experience, no matter from where it comes.