Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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Unless nonviolence of the strong is really developed among us, there should be no thought of civil disobedience for Swaraj, whether within the states or in British India.
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A man or a woman who serves the country with all his or her heart stands on par with the tallest Congress-man.
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There is no such thing as slow freedom. Freedom is like a birth. Till we are fully free we are slaves. All birth takes place in a moment.
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We are all very imperfect and weak things, and if we are to destroy all whose ways we do not like, there will be not a man left alive.
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The deepest spiritual truths are always unutterable.
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We may not go about parroting truth and nonviolence and steering clear of them in our daily life.
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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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A nonviolent life is an act of self-examination and self-purification, whether by an individual, group or nation.
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Whatever may be the pros and cons of going to the public theatre, it is a patent fact that it has undermined the morals and ruined the character of many a youth in his country.
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The reaction that a ruthless dictator sets up in us either that of awe or pity according respectively as we react to him violently on nonviolently.
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Every labourer is worthy of his hire. No country can produce thousands of unpaid whole-time workers.
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The only safe and honorable course for a self-respecting man is to do what I have decided to do, that is, to submit without protest to the penalty of disobedience ... not for want of respect for lawful authority, but in obedience to the higher law of our being, the voice of conscience.
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The most distinctive and largest contribution of Hinduism to India's culture is the doctrine of ahimsa.
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There is no greater spellbinder of peace than the name of God.
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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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A nonviolent man cannot desire embarrassment.
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If there ever is to be a republic of every village in India, then I claim verity for my picture in which the last is equal to the first or, in other words, no one is to be the first and none the last.
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A true life lived amongst the people is in itself an object-lesson that must produce its own effect upon immediate surroundings.
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Exploitation of the poor can be extinguished not by effecting the destruction of a few millionaires, but by removing the ignorance of the poor and teaching them to non-cooperate with their exploiters.
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Satyagraha is search for Truth, and God is Truth.
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Englishmen must learn to be Brahmins, not banias.
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Ramanama is for the pure at heart and for those who want to attain purity and remain pure.
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Man will ever remain imperfect, and it will always be his part to try to be perfect.
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No police or military in the world can protect people who are cowards.