Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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Man has reason, discrimination and free-will such as it is. The brute has no such thing. It is not a free agent, and knows no distinction between virtue and vice, good and evil. Man, being a free agent, knows these distinctions, and when he follows his higher nature, shows himself far superior to the brute, but when he follows his baser nature can show himself lower than the brute.
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I believe in conversion of mankind, not its destruction.
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Man is sent into the world to perform his duty even at the cost of his life.
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Fearlessness presupposes calmness and peace of mind.
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Nonviolent defence presupposes recklessness about one's life and property.
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The Indian struggle is not anti-British, it is anti-exploitation, anti-foreign rule, not anti-foreigners.
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God cannot be realized through intellect.
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Vehement writing, even if it is charged with truth, is no answer to violent action.
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The cow to me is a sermon on pity.
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I can not give you the reference of Ram Chandar or Krishna, because they were not historical figures. I can not help it but to present to you the names of (Hazrat) Abu Bakar (RA) and (Hazrat) Umar Farooq (RA). They were leaders of a vast Empire, yet they lived a life of austerity.
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A satyagrahi would neither retaliate nor would he submit to the criminal, but seek to cure him by curing himself.
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Hesitating to act because the whole vision might not be achieved, or because others do not yet share it, is an attitude that only hinders progress.
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That which impels man to do the right thing is God.
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The renunciation of the Gita is the acid test of faith.
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There is nothing but nonviolence to fall back upon for retaining our freedom, even as we had to do for gaining it.
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Your life is your message.
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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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True art must be evidence of happiness, contentment and purity of its authors.
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It is a sad thing that our schoolboys look upon manual labour with disfavour, if not contempt.
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The most distinctive and largest contribution of Hinduism to India's culture is the doctrine of ahimsa.
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It is as much our obligation not to cooperate with evil as it is to cooperate with good.
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A resolute and wise refusal to take part in festivities will be an incentive for introspection and self-purification.
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Dining and marriage restrictions stunt Hindu society.
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My life has been full of external tragedies and if they have not left any visible effect on me, I owe it to the teaching of the Bhagavadgita.