Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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You can't shake hands with a closed fist.
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Fearlessness presupposes calmness and peace of mind.
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I consider Western Christianity in its practical working a negation of Christ's Christianity.
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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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Khaddar does not displace a single cottage industry.
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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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A person unbound by vows can never be absolutely relied upon.
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There is no need of a teacher for those who know how to think.
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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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Perfection is only an ideal for man; it cannot be attained, for man is made imperfect.
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Do not worry about what others are doing! Each of us should turn the searchlight inward and purify his or her own heart as much as possible.
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There is a power now slumbering within us, which is awakened would do to evil what light does to darkness.
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Hatred is not essential for nationalism. Race hatred will kill the real national spirit.
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The satyagrahi general has to obey his inner voice, for over and above the situation outside he examines himself constantly and listens to the dictates of the inner self.
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I should wish to die if a man who is impure should parade his purity in front of me.
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To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man's injustice to woman.
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Events that have happened during the past month have confirmed me in the opinion that the Imperial Government have acted in the Khilafat matter in an unscrupulous, immoral and unjust manner and have been moving from wrong to wrong in order to defend their immorality. I can retain neither respect nor affection for such a Government. The attitude of the Imperial and Your Excellency's Governments on the Punjab question has given me additional cause for grave dissatisfaction.
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For a satyagrahi brigade only those are eligible who believe in ahimsa and satya.
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High thinking is inconsistent with a complicated material life based on high speed and imposed on us by mammon worship.
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A man's true wealth hereafter is the good he has done to his fellowmen.
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Recall the face of the poorest and weakest man you have seen, and ask yourself if this step you contemplate is going to be any use to him.
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Women are special custodians of all that is pure and religious in life.
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The satyagrahi strives to reach reason through the heart. The method of reaching the heart is to awaken public opinion.
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Apparently, I've acted like a terrorist. But I'm not a terrorist.