Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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It is the duty of every cultured man or woman to read sympathetically the scriptures of the world. If we are to respect others' religions as we would have them respect our own, a friendly study of the world's religions is a sacred duty.
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If I had no sense of humor I should long ago have committed suicide.
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I have not know a worthy son to whom his mother appeared ugly.
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Happiness eludes us if we run after it.
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Education is the basic tool for the development of consciousness and the reconstitution of society.
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I know that not only is Swaraj our birthright, but it is our sacred duty to win it.
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Swaraj as conceived by me does not mean the end of kingship.
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Harijan service is a duty the caste Hindus owe to themselves.
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My motto is "Unite now, today if you can; fight if you must. But in every case avoid British intervention."
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I believe that the yarn we spin is capable of mending the broken warp and woof of our life!
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Let your life be your message.
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The commerce between India and Africa will be of ideas and services, not of the manufactured goods against raw materials after the fashion of the Western exploiters.
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Even the most despotic government cannot stand except for the consent of the governed.... Immediately the subject ceases to fear the despotic force, his power is gone.
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God cannot be realized through intellect.
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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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Let us, by praying, purify ourselves and we shall not only remove untouchability but shall also hasten the advent of Swaraj.
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Purest religion is highest expediency. Many things are lawful but they are not all expedient.
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Civil disobedience is a stimulation for the fighters and a challenge to the opponent, in the present instance, authority.
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I have always felt that the true text-book for the pupil is his teacher.
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Not those who shout 'satyagraha', 'satyagraha' will do satyagraha, but those who will work for it.
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The true democrat is he who with purely nonviolent means defends his liberty and, therefore, his country's and ultimately that of the whole of mankind.
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In matters concerning religion, I consider myself not a child but an adult with 35 years of experience.
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Democracy demands patient instruction on it before legislation.
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When a man vowed to nonviolence as the law governing human beings dares to refer to war, he can only do it so as to strain every nerve to avoid it.