Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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The Britisher is the top dog and the Indian the underdog in his own country.
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Fear is not a disease of the body; fear kills the soul.
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To run away from danger, instead of facing it, is to deny one's faith in man and God, even one's own self. It were better for one to drown oneself than live to declare such bankruptcy of faith.
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I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.
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To safeguard democracy the people must have a keen sense of independence, self-respect, and their oneness.
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I know nothing of the science of astrology and I consider it to be a science, if it is a science, of doubtful value, to be severely left alone by those who have any faith in Providence.
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A satyagrahi has infinite patience, abundant faith in others, and ample hope.
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Himsa does not need to be taught, Man as animal is violent, but as spirit is nonviolent.
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Evil is, good or truth misplaced.
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Organization of khaddar is infinitely better than co-operative societies or any other form of village organization.
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Every living faith must have within itself the power of rejuvenation if it is to live.
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It is impossible that God, who is the God of Justice, could have made the distinctions that men observe today in the name of religion.
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Dharma is one and one only. Ahimsa means moksha, and moksha is the realization of Truth.
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Nature can provide for the needs of people; [she] can't provide for the greed of people.
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Breach of promise is a base surrender of truth.
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What is imprisonment to the man who is fearless of death itself?
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Hinduism is a living organism liable to growth and decay subject to the laws of Nature. One and indivisible at the root, it has grown into a vast tree with innumerable branches. The changes in the season affect it. It has its autumn and its summer, its winter and its spring. It is, and is not, based on scriptures. It does not derive its authority from one book. Non violence has found the highest expression and application in Hinduism.
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It is a crime and a sin to regard a person as untouchable because he is born in a particular community.
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No displeasure, even of the dearest friends, can put me off the duty I see clearly in front of me.
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Mass civil disobedience is like an earthquake, a sort of general upheaval on the political plane.
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So long as untouchability disfigures Hinduism, so long do I hold the attainment of Swaraj to be an utter impossibility.
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If we are nonviolent through and through, our nonviolence would have been self-evident.
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A nonviolent struggle necessarily involves construction on a small scale. It cannot therefore lead to tamas or darkness or inertia.
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Human language can but imperfectly describe God's ways.