Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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A satyagrahi turns the searchlight inward relentlessly to weed out all the defects that may be lying hidden there still.
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Weeding is as necessary to agriculture as sowing.
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Whenever I see an erring man, I say to myself I have also erred; when I see a lustful man I say to myself, so was I once; and in this way I feel kinship with everyone in the world and feel that I cannot be happy without the humblest of us being happy.
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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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Now the man on duty used to be changed from time to time. Once one of these men, without giving me the slightest warning, without even asking me to leave the footpath, pushed and kicked me into the street. I was dismayed. Before I could question him as to his behaviour, Mr Coates, who happened to be passing the spot on horseback, hailed me and said: 'Gandhi, I have seen everything. I shall gladly be your witness in court if you proceed against the man. I am very sorry you have been so rudely assaulted.'
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The message of khaddar can penetrate to the remotest villages if we only will that it shall be so.
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We are aware that the business of Swaraj will thrive only if the boycott of foreign cloth is successful.
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Those who think religion has nothing to do with politics understand neither religion or politics... The things that will destroy us are: politics without principles, pleasures without conscience, knowledge without character, business without morality.
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'Physician, heal thyself' is more true in matters religious than mundane.
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The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful then a thousand heads bowing in prayer.
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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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Our non-co-operation is with the system the English have established in India, with the material civilization and its attendant greed and exploitation of the weak.
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Religion to be true must satisfy what may be termed humanitarian economics, that is, where the income and the expenditure balance each other.
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That nonviolence which only an individual can use is not of much use in terms of society.
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It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom.
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Evolution of democracy is not possible if we are not prepared to hear the other side.
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Truth without humility would be an arrogant caricature.
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It is easy enough to say, I do not believe in God. For God permits all things to be said of Him with impunity. he looks at our acts. And any breach of His Law carries with it, not its vindictive, but it purifying, compelling punishment.
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In the application of Satyagraha, I discovered, in the earliest stages, that pursuit of Truth did not admit of violence being inflicted on one's opponent, but that he must be weaned from error by patience and sympathy. For, what appears to be truth to the one may appear to be error to the other. And patience means self-suffering. So the doctrine came to mean vindication of Truth, not by infliction of suffering on the opponent but one's own self.
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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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Individual liberty and interdependence are both essential for life in society.
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My austerities, fasting and prayers are, I know, of no value if I rely upon them for reforming me. My penance is the prayer of a bleeding heart for forgiveness for sins unwittingly committed.
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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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The Charkha is the symbol of sacrifice, and sacrifice is essential for the establishment of the image of the deity.