Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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Non-cooperation means nothing less than training in self-sacrifice.
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God has blessed me with the mission to place nonviolence before the nation for adoption.
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It was through the Hindu religion that I learnt to respect Christianity and Islam.
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Before civil disobedience can be practised on a vast scale, people must learn the art of civil or voluntary obedience.
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Buddha renounced every worldly happiness because he wanted to share with the whole world his happiness which was to be had by men who sacrificed and suffered in the search for truth.
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Buddhism in one long prayer.
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What has appealed to me most in Tolstoy's life is that he practiced what he preached and reckoned no cost too great in his pursuit of truth.
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Hinduism has become a conservative religion and, therefore, a mighty force because of the swadeshi spirit underlying it.
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My dharma teaches me to give my life for the sake of others without even attempting to kill.
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Nonviolent nationalism is a necessary condition of corporate or civilized life.
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Every murder or other injury, no matter for what cause, committed or inflicted on another is a crime against humanity.
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Spiritual force is like any other force at the service of man.
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Happiness eludes us if we run after it.
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Conservation of national sanitation is Swaraj work and it may not be postponed for a single day on any consideration whatsoever.
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Hinduism is a living organism liable to growth and decay subject to the laws of Nature. One and indivisible at the root, it has grown into a vast tree with innumerable branches. The changes in the season affect it. It has its autumn and its summer, its winter and its spring. It is, and is not, based on scriptures. It does not derive its authority from one book. Non violence has found the highest expression and application in Hinduism.
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I am part and parcel of the whole and cannot find God apart from the rest of humanity.
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Cent percent swadeshi gives sufficient scope for the most insatiable ambition for service and a satisfaction of every kind of talent.
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Zeno first started that doctrine, that knavery is the best defence against a knave.
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My soul refuses to be satisfied so long as it is a helpless witness of a single wrong or a single misery.
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It is knowledge that ultimately gives salvation.
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Satyagraha is a force that has come to stay. No force in the world can kill it.
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And he who would be friends with God must remain alone, or make the whole world his friend.
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The truest test of civilization, culture and dignity is character and not clothing.
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Some form of common worship and a common place of worship appear to be a human necessity.