Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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Temple going is for the purification of the soul.
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To change one's religion under the threat of force is no conversion but rather cowardice.
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It is difficult for me to regard anyone who obeys no moral principle in his conduct to be a religious man.
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Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the Act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest. If we want the Arms Act to be repealed, if we want to learn the use of arms, here is a golden opportunity. If the middle classes render voluntary help to Government in the hour of its trial, distrust will disappear, and the ban on possessing arms will be withdrawn.
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Truth triumphs, even if there be no public support.
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A life without vows is like a ship without an anchor or like an edifice that is built on sand instead of a solid rock.
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A satyagrahi cannot go to law for a personal wrong.
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I have so much to accomplish today that I must meditate for two hours instead of one.
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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 consider myself a Hindu, Christian, Moslem, Jew, Buddhist and Confucian.
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Satan's snares are mostly subtly laid and are the most tempting when the dividing line between right and wrong is so thin as to be imperceptible.
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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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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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A man of prayer regards what are known as physical calamities as divine chastisement.
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There is little that separates humans from other sentient beings - we all feel joy, we all deeply crave to be alive and to live freely, and we all share this planet together.
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The human body is meant solely for service, never for indulgence.
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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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The Law is God. Anything attributed to Him is not a mere attribute. He is Truth, Love, Law and a million things that human ingenuity can name.
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Only my death will determine whether I am 'Mohamed Gandhi', Jinnah's slave, destroyer of the Hindu religion or its servant and protector.
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Birth-control through self-restraint is the most desirable, sensible and totally harmless method.
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Today, as it was 2,000 years ago, the Kingdom of God is within each of us. It is not within a church, a temple, a mosque or synagogue.
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No religion taught man to kill fellowmen because he held different opinions or was of another religion.
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I am not anti-English, I am not anti-British, I am not anti-any Government, but I am anti-untruth, anti-humbug and anti-injustice.
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A nonviolent man cannot desire embarrassment.