Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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Hate the sin and not the sinner' is a precept which, though easy enough to understand, is rarely practiced, and that is why the poison of hatred spreads in the world.
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Buddha emphasized and re-declared the eternal and unalterable existence of the moral government of this universe. He unhesitatingly said that the law was God Himself.
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Democracy, disciplined and enlightened, is the finest thing in the world.
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All society is held together by nonviolence even as the earth is held in her position by gravitation.
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It is very significant that some of the most thoughtful and cultured men are partisans of a pure vegetable diet.
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Violence can only be effectively met by nonviolence. This is an old established truth.
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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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A satyagrahi has infinite patience, abundant faith in others, and ample hope.
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If Britain wins wholly, Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and perhaps even Bolshevik Russia will disappear.
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Whilst the Bihar calamity damages the body, the calamity brought about by untouchability corrodes the very soul.
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How can I even secretly harbour the thought that my neighbour's faith is inferior to mine?
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They may torture my body, break my bones, even kill me. Then they will have my dead body, but not my obedience.
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Anger and intolerance are the twin enemies of correct understanding.
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... man was not born a carnivorous animal, but born to live on the fruits and herbs that the earth grows. I know we must all err. I would give up milk if I could, but I cannot. I have made that experiment times without number. I could not, after a serious illness, regain my strength, unless I went back to milk. That has been the tragedy of my life. But the basis of my vegetarianism is not physical, but moral. If anybody said that I should die if I did not take beef tea or mutton, even on medical advice, I would prefer death. That is the basis of my vegetarianism.
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Art to be art must soothe.
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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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Nonviolence which to me is the glory of Hinduism, has been sought to be explained away by our people as being meant for the sanyasis only.
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Diversity there certainly is in the world, but it means neither inequality nor untouchability.
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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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The unparalleled extravagance of English rule has demented the rajas and the maharajas who, unmindful of consequences, ape it and grind their subjects to dust.
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No one chains a slave without chaining himself.
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You cannot build nonviolence on a factory civilization, but it can be built on self-contained villages.
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When you practice a life of non-violence you no longer need seek the truth, the truth finds you.
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Democracy and dependence on the military and police are incompatible.