Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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Violent means will give violent swaraj. That would be a menace to the world and to India herself.
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Every expression of truth has in it the seeds of propagation, even as the sun cannot hide its light.
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Economics that hurt the moral well-being of an individual or a nation are immoral and, therefore, sinful.
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Non-cooperation is a nation's determination to improve.
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The world easily finds an honourable place for the magician who produces new and dazzling things.
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I consider myself a Hindu, Christian, Moslem, Jew, Buddhist and Confucian.
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No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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As the means, so the end.
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I do believe that ideas ripen quickly when nourished by the blood of martyrs.
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The socialistic conception of the West was born in an environment reeking with violence.
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I hold it a blasphemy to say that the Creator resides in a temple from which a particular class of His devotees sharing faith in it are excluded.
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God is not in strength but in truth.
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The notion of education through handicrafts rises from the contemplation of truth and love permeating life's activities.
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I hold flesh-food to be unsuited to our species. We err in copying the lower animal world if we are superior to it.
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It is claimed for satyagraha that it is a complete substitute for violence or war.
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Complete civil disobedience is a state of peaceful rebellion, a refusal to obey every single state-made law.
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The essence of true religious teaching is that one should serve and befriend all.
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For a fallen India to aspire to move the world and protect the weaker races is seemingly an impertinence.
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I eat to live, to serve, and also, if it so happens, to enjoy, but I do not eat for the sake of enjoyment.
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The patriotic spirit demands loyal and strict adherence to nonviolence and truth.
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In matters concerning religion, I consider myself not a child but an adult with 35 years of experience.
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Every reform means awakening. Once truly awakened, the nation will not be satisfied with reform only in one department of life.
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The nation's non-co-operation is an invitation to the Government to co-operate with it on its own terms, as is every nation's right and every good government's duty.
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Englishmen must learn to be Brahmins, not banias.