Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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Life will not be a pyramid with the apex sustained by the bottom, but an oceanic circle whose centre will be the individual.
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Kaffirs are as a rule uncivilized - the convicts even more so. They are troublesome, very dirty and live almost like animals.
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Non-co-operation is not a movement of drag, bluster or bluff.
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My commitment is to truth not consistency.
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Man is the center of a circle without a circumference, except the one he creates for himself.
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To bear all kinds of tortures without a murmur of resentment is not possible for a human being without the strength that comes from God.
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Forces of nature act in a mysterious manner. We can but solve the mystery by deducing the unknown result from the known results of similar events.
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It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom.
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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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For a non-violent person the whole world is one family. He will thus fear none, nor will others fear him.
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Unrestricted individualism is the law of the beast of the jungle.
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Truth without humility would be an arrogant caricature.
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The votary of ahimsa has only one fear, that is, of God.
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The greatest menace to the world today is the growing, exploiting, irresponsible imperialism.
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As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it.
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Being dissatisfied and properly dissatisfied with the husk of Hinduism, you are in danger of losing even the kernel, life itself.
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In my humble opinion, non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good. But in the past, non-cooperation has been deliberately expressed in violence to the evildoer. I am endeavoring to show my countrymen that violent non-cooperation only multiplies evil and that evil can only be sustained by violence. Withdrawal of support of evil requires complete abstention from violence. Non-violence implies voluntary submission to the penalty for non-cooperation with evil.
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Performance of duty and observance of morality are convertible terms.
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Let no one try to justify the glaring difference between the classes and the masses, the prince and the pauper, by saying that the former need more.
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Civil disobedience is the inherent right of a citizen.
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If you want something really important to be done you must not merely satisfy the reason, you must move the heart also.
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I don't reject Christ. I love Christ. It's just that so many of you Christians are so unlike Christ.
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Nothing has saddened me so much in life as the hardness of heart of educated people.
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I should love to satisfy all, if I possibly can; but in trying to satisfy all, I may be able to satisfy none. I have, therefore, arrived at the conclusion that the best course is to satisfy one’s own conscience and leave the world to form its own judgment, favorable or otherwise.