Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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A government builds its prestige upon the apparently voluntary association of the governed.
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The world is weary of hate. We see the fatigue overcoming the Western nations.
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I abhor vivisection with my whole soul. All the scientific discoveries stained with innocent blood I count as of no consequence.
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The quest of Truth involves tapas-self-suffering-sometimes even unto death.
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When there is war, the poet lays down the lyre, the lawyer his law reports, the schoolboy his books.
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In a true democracy of India, the unit is the village.
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The wind of God's grace is incessantly blowing. Lazy sailors on the sea of life do not take advantage of it. But the active and strong always keep the sails of their minds unfurled to catch the favorable winds and thus reach their destination very soon.
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I must not refrain from saying that India can gain more by waiving the right of punishment.
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A leader is useless when he acts against the promptings of his own conscience.
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A vow imparts stability, ballast and firmness to one's character.
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The eternal duel between Ormuzd and Ahriman, God and Satan, is raging in my breast, which is one among their billion battlefields.
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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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If untouchability is an integral part of Hinduism, the latter is a spent bullet.
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Compassion is a muscle that gets stronger with use.
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No man could be actively nonviolent and not rise against social injustice, no matter where it occurred.
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I find that we are all such sinners that it is better to leave the judging to God.
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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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All truths, not merely ideas, but truthful faces, truthful pictures or songs, are highly beautiful.
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The British Government in India constitutes a struggle between modern civilization, which is the Kingdom of Satan, and the ancient civilization, which is the Kingdom of God.
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The sanyasa of the Gita will not tolerate complete cessation of activity.
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What is life worth without trials and tribulations which are the salt of life.
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It is Swaraj when we learn to rule ourselves.
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Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.
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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.