Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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Love based upon indulgence of animal passion, is at best a selfish affair, and likely to snap under the slightest strain.
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My doctrine means that I must identify myself with life, with everything that lives, that I must share the majesty of life in the presence of God. The sum-total of this life is God. .. Man is not at peace with himself until he has become like unto God. The endeavor to reach this state is the supreme, the only ambition worth having. And this is self-realisation. This self-realisation is the subject of the Gita, as it is of all scriptures... to be a real devotee is to realise oneself. Self-realisation is not something apart.
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A wretched parent who claims obedience from his children, without first doing his duty by them, excites nothing but contempt.
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There are many causes I would die for. There is not a single cause I would kill for.
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There is no yajna (sacrifice) greater than spinning calculated to bring peace to the troubled spirit, to soothe the distracted student's mind, to spiritualize his life.
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Nonviolent non-co-operation with evil means co-operation with all that is good.
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Many persons claiming different faiths make us one and an indivisible nation. All these have an equal claim to be the nationals of India.
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For India to enter into the race for armaments is to court suicide.
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I would rather have India without education, if that is the price to be paid for making it dry.
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Violence always thrived on counter violence.
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The sum total of karma is God.
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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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My attempt and prayer are and will be for an honorable peace between belligerent nations in the least possible time.
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I first learned the concepts of non-violence in my marriage.
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If my nonviolence is to be contagious and infectious, I must acquire greater control over my thoughts.
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I implicitly believe in the truth of the saying that not a blade of grass moves but by His will. He will save it (my life) if He needs it for further service in this body. None can save it against His will.
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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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My nationalism is as broad as my swadeshi, I want India's rise so that the whole world may benefit.
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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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Meditation is waiting on God.
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All have not the same capacity. I would allow a man of intellect to earn more, I would not cramp his talent.
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The sanyasa of the Gita is all work and yet no work.
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Conquer the heart of the enemy with truth and love, not by violence.
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The truest test of civilization, culture and dignity is character and not clothing.