Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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Anger, lust and such other evil passions raging in the heart are the real untouchables.
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I want to realize brotherhood or identity not merely with the beings called human, but I want to realize identity with all life, even with such things as crawl upon earth.
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I do not regard killing or assassination or terrorism as good in any circumstances whatsoever.
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I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.
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God is the vital force or spirit which is all-pervading, all-embracing and, therefore, beyond human ken.
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I would far rather that Hinduism died than that untouchability lived.
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There are innumerable definitions of God because his manifestations are innumerable.
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Coercion cannot but result in chaos in the end.
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Further march of civilization seems to employ increasing domination of man over beast, together with a growingly humane method of using them.
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In any case, the fear of subservience is quite imaginary.
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Non-cooperation with tyrants is a duty.
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The one condition for fighting for peace and liberty is to acquire self-restraint.
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We do not know whether it is good to live or to die. Therefore, we should not take delight in living, nor should we tremble at the thought of death. We should be equiminded towards death. This is the ideal. It may be long before we reach it, and only a few of us can attain it. Even then, we must keep it constantly in view, and the more difficult it seems of attainment, the greater should be the effort we put forth.
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A fearless woman who knows that her purity is her best shield can never be dishonoured.
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Not violence, nor untruth but non-violence and Truth are the laws of our being.
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The snakes have their place in the agricultural economy of the village, but our villagers do not seem realize it.
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Life is but an endless series of experiments.
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Nonviolence means an ocean of compassion. It means shedding from us every trace of ill will for others. It does not mean abjectness or timidity, or fleeing in fear. It means, on the contrary, firmness of mind and courage, a resolute spirit.
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Live simply that others might simply live.
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Democracy is not a state in which people act like sheep.
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There is no fundamental cleavage between Hindus and Mussalmans. We have lived in the same land as brothers for generations and what has been possible all these years will certainly be possible in the future.
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There can be no friendship between cowards, or cowards and brave men.
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The fear of the judge within is more terrible than that of the one without.
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Satyagraha is a relentless search for truth and a determination to search truth.