Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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My nationalism, fierce though it is, is not exclusive, is not devised to harm any nation or individual.
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Non-violent resistance implies the very opposite of weakness. Defiance combined with non-retaliatory acceptance of repression from one's opponents is active, not passive. It requires strength, and there is nothing automatic or intuitive about the resoluteness required for using non-violent methods in political struggle and the quest for Truth.
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Think for tomorrow but act for today.
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God is omnipresent; even a pebble in the Narmada can represent Him and serve as an object of worship.
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The object of the Gita appears to me to be that of showing the most excellent way to attain self-realization.
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For me to dominate the Congress in spite of these fundamental differences is almost a species of violence which I must refrain from.
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A nonviolent warrior knows no leaving the battle. He rushes into the mouth of himsa, never even once harbouring an evil thought.
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A satyagrahi may not ride two horses, truth and untruth, at the same time, nor, to change the metaphor, trim his sail to catch every breeze as you do in the name of communism.
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We find the general work of mankind is being carried on from day to day by the mass of people acting in harmony as if by instinct. If they were instinctively violent, the world would end in no time.
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Satyagraha is itself an unmistakable mute prayer of an agonized soul.
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The man of prayer will be at peace with himself and with the whole world.
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Tolerance is the only thing that will enable persons belonging to different religions to live as good neighbours and friends.
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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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Our prayer is a heart search. It is a reminder to ourselves that we are helpless without His support.
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A nonviolent occupation is that occupation which is fundamentally free from violence and which involves no exploitation or envy of others.
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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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An awakened people who rely upon their nonviolent strength are independent in the face of any conceivable combination of the armed powers.
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All big things are made up of trifles. My entire life has been built on trifles.
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The privilege of resisting or disobeying a particular law or order accrues only to him who gives willing and unswerving obedience to the laws laid down for him.
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It is the best thing to blame ourselves when people cannot get on well with us. Boundless charity necessarily includes all or it ceases to be boundless. We must be strict with ourselves and lenient with our neighbors. For we know not their difficulties and what they overcome.
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True beauty lies in purity of the heart.
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Every truth is self-acting and possesses inherent strength.
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They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them.
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There is no such thing as ‘too insane’ unless others turn up dead due to your actions.