Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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The purpose of life is undoubtedly to know oneself. We cannot do it unless we learn to identify ourselves with all that lives. The sum-total of that life is God.
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God has blessed me with the mission to place nonviolence before the nation for adoption.
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Force that the performance of duty naturally generates is the non-violent and invincible force that satyagraha brings into being.
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The future depends on what we do in the present.
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It was not through democratic methods that Britain bagged India.
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The most violent weapon on earth is the table fork.
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I believe in absolute oneness of God and therefore also of humanity.
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Don't let anybody walk through your mind with dirty feet.
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It is the faith and perseverance and single-mindedness with which Hitler has perfected his weapons of destruction that commands my admiration.
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Hate the sin, love the sinner.
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Eye for eye and the world will go blind.
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You cannot neglect the nearer duty for the sake of a remote.
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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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A man of character will make himself worthy of any position he is given.
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Liberty and democracy become unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.
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How heavy is the toll of sins and wrong that wealth, power and prestige exact from man.
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In the code of the satyagrahi, there is no such thing as surrender to brute force.
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Khaddar delivers the poor from the bonds of the rich and creates a moral and spiritual bond between the classes and the masses.
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The lower animals are our brethren. I include among them the lion and the tiger. We do not know how to live with these carnivorous beasts and poisonous reptiles because of our ignorance.
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I do not wish disaster to British arms.
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I see neither bravery nor sacrifice in destroying life or property, for offense or defense.
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I believe it to be perfectly possible for an individual to adopt the way of life of the future. . . without having to wait for others to do so.
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My nationalism is as broad as my swadeshi, I want India's rise so that the whole world may benefit.
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We must be ever courteous and patient with those who do not see eye to eye with us. We must resolutely refuse to consider our opponents as enemies.