Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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And whilst he may not claim superiority by reason of learning, I myself must not withold that meed of homage that learning, wherever it resides, always commands.
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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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The only difference between man and man all the world over is one of degree, and not of kind, even as there is between trees of the same species. Where in is the cause for anger, envy or discrimination?
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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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A person who believes in nonviolence believes in a living God. He cannot accept defeat.
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The Muslim is as much an Indian as I am and of the same blood.
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Hinduism does not rest on the authority of one book or one prophet, nor does it posses a common creed like the Kalma.
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Whatever can be useful to those starving millions is beautiful to my mind.
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The scriptures of Christians, Mussalmans and Hindus are all replete with the teaching of ahimsa.
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Dharma is one and one only. Ahimsa means moksha, and moksha is the realization of Truth.
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I believe that cunning is not only morally wrong but also politically expedient, and have therefore always discountenanced its use even from the practical standpoint.
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Khaddar is an attempt to revise and reverse the process and establish a better relationship between the cities and villages.
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Salvation of the Gita is perfect peace.
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Destruction of the churches and the like is not the way to Swaraj as defined by the Congress.
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Civil disobedience is a preparation for mute suffering.
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A love that is based on the goodness of those whom you love is a mercenary affair.
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If India won her freedom through truth and non-violence, India would not only point the way to all the exploited Asiatic nations, she would become a torch-bearer for the Negro races.
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It may be long before the law of love will be recognised in international affairs. The machineries of government stand between and hide the hearts of one people from those of another.
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Start changing yourself if you want to change the life around you.
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Religion of our conception, thus imperfect, is always subject to a process of evolution and re-interpretation.
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You never know where your actions will lead to. But if you don't do anything they will lead you nowhere.
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Nonviolent non-co-operation with evil means co-operation with all that is good.
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To believe that what has not occurred in history will not occur at all, is to argue disbelief in the dignity of man.
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Nonviolence is the law of our species as violence is the law of the brute. The spirit lies dormant in the brute, and he knows no law but that of physical might. The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher laws - to the strength of the spirit.