Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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Imperialism is a negation of God. It does ungodly acts in the name of God.
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I claim to be no more than the average person with less than average ability. I have not the shadow of a doubt that any man or woman can achieve what I have, if he or she would make the same effort and cultivate the same hope and faith.
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'Physician, heal thyself' is more true in matters religious than mundane.
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Satyagraha is itself an unmistakable mute prayer of an agonized soul.
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A full and candid admission of one's mistakes should make proof against its repetition.
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Truth without humility would be an arrogant caricature.
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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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Work without faith is like an attempt to reach the bottom of a bottomless pit.
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Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy.
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The mice which helplessly find themselves between the cats teeth acquire no merit from their enforced sacrifice.
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The whole existence of man is a ceaseless duel between the forces of life and death.
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The Charkha in the hands of a poor widow brings a paltry price to her, in the hands of Jawaharlal; it is an instrument of India's freedom.
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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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It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom.
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The end is inherent in the means.
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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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Love is the subtlest force in the world.
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When the wheel was accepted as part of the national flag, it was surely implied that the spinning wheel would hum in every household.
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Ours is a civil fight, and imprisonment as a civil prisoner has got to be earned by the strict observance of the programme.
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Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacity.
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Unity, to be real, must stand the severest strain without breaking.
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Manliness consists not in bluff, bravado or loneliness. It consists in daring to do the right thing and facing consequences whether it is in matters social, political or other. It consists in deeds not words.
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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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Before we can aspire to guide the destinies of India, we shall have to adopt the habit of fearlessness.