Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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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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Obedience to the law of bread labour will bring about a silent revolution in the structure of society.
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God, who is the embodiment of Truth and Right and Justice, can never have sanctioned a religion or practice which regards one - fifth of our vast population as untouchables.
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Khadi is the sun of the village solar system.
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The turning of the charkha in a lifeless way will be like the turning of the beads of the rosary with a wandering mind turned away from God.
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Moral restrictions tend to become lax in a foreign country, since the fear of social opinion disappears.
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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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Courtesy towards opponents and eagerness to understand their view-point is the ABC of non-violence.
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True ahimsa should mean a complete freedom from ill-will and anger and hate and an overflowing love for all.
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Mere mental, that is, intellectual labour, is for the soul and has its own satisfaction.
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My Hindu instinct tells me that all religions are more or less true.
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God took and needed no personal service. He served His creatures without demanding any service for Himself in return.
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Literacy in itself is no education.
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Whatever one does cheerfully is good for health.
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All sins are committed in secrecy. The moment we realize that God witnesses even our thoughts, we shall be free.
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Look at the sparrows; they do not know what they will do in the next moment. Let us literally live from moment to moment.
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Let your thoughts be positive for they will become your words. Let your words be positive for they will become your actions. Let your actions be positive for they will become your values. Let your values be positive for they will become your destiny.
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We must break through the provincial crust if we are to reach the core of all-India nationalism.
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Terrorism and deception are weapons not of the strong, but of the weak.
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The golden rule is to act fearlessly upon what one believes to be right.
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I must rebel against the idea that millions of Indians, who were Hindus, the other day, changed their nationality on adopting Islam as their religion.
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Anger, lust and such other evil passions raging in the heart are the real untouchables.
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Non-cooperation with evil is a sacred duty.
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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.