Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy.
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The Law which governs all life is God.
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To benefit by others' killing and to delude oneself into the belief that one is being very religions and nonviolent is sheer self-deception.
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I have not know a worthy son to whom his mother appeared ugly.
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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 satyagrahi cannot go to law for a personal wrong.
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The whole world is in the throes of a new birth. Anything done for a temporary gain would be tantamount to an abortion.
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No effort is complete without prayer - without definite recognition that the best human endeavor is of no effect if it has not God's blessing behind it.
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Perfection is only an ideal for man; it cannot be attained, for man is made imperfect.
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The whole existence of man is a ceaseless duel between the forces of life and death.
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Only an arrogant man will claim to be independent of everybody else and be self-contained.
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Indian nationalism is not exclusive, nor aggressive, nor destructive.
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When a man gives way to anger, he only harms himself.
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I crave to die with my hand at the spinning wheel.
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Real education consists in drawing the best out of yourself.
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A worker's capital is inexhaustible, incapable of being stolen, and bound to pay him a generous dividend all the time.
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To fail to do good is as bad as doing harm.
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Wildlife is decreasing in the jungles, but it is increasing in the towns.
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The final goal of all religions is to realise the essential oneness.
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Purest religion is highest expediency. Many things are lawful but they are not all expedient.
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I believe that the sum total of the energy of mankind is not to bring us down but to lift us up, and that is the result of the definite, if unconscious, working of the law of love. The fact that mankind persists shows that the cohesive force is greater than the disruptive force, centripetal force greater than centrifugal.
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If we import compulsion in matters of religion, there is no doubt that we shall be committing suicide.
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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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I know that not only is Swaraj our birthright, but it is our sacred duty to win it.