Gandhi Quotes

Gandhi Quotes English:

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well. - Mahatma Gandhi

Faith... Must be enforced by reason...When faith becomes blind it dies.

It is the duty of every cultured man or woman to read sympathetically the scriptures of the world. If we are to respect others' religions as we would have them respect our own, a friendly study of the world's religions is a sacred duty.

Be the change you want to see in the world.

An eye for an eye would make the whole world blind.

All humanity is one undivided and indivisible family, and each one of us is responsible for the misdeeds of all the others. I cannot detach myself from the wickedest soul.

A weak man is just an accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident.

A 'NO' uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a 'YES' merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.

Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable of doing it. But when I believe I can, then I acquire the ability to do it even if I didn't have it in the beginning.

Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress.

Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation.

Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.

I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.

I think it would be a good idea.

My greatest weapon is mute prayer.

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.

If we wish to create a lasting peace we must begin with the children.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.

A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.

Non-violence which is a quality of the heart, cannot come by an appeal to the brain.

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS.

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.

In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in an clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.

No culture can live, if it attempts to be exclusive.

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It passes my comprehension how human beings, be they ever so experienced and able, can delight in depriving other human beings of that precious right.

Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or other. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger and we will make not only our own happiness, but that of the world at large

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.

Honesty is incompatible with amassing a large fortune.

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well. Mahatma Gandhi

As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it. Mahatma Gandhi

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes. Mahatma Gandhi

Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy. Mahatma Gandhi

One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds. Mahatma Gandhi

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. Mahatma Gandhi

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi

Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it. Mahatma Gandhi

When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always. Mahatma Gandhi

You must be the change you want to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. Mahatma Gandhi

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary. Mahatma Gandhi, 'Satyagraha Leaflet No. 13,' May 3, 1919

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. Mahatma Gandhi, (attributed)

Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It passes my comprehension how human beings, be they ever so experienced and able, can delight in depriving other human beings of that precious right. Mahatma Gandhi, 1931

I think it would be a good idea. Mahatma Gandhi, when asked what he thought of Western civilization

Live as if your were to die tomorrow.

If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.

My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents and I lay them both at his feet.

Peace will not come out of a clash of arms but out of justice lived and done by unarmed nations in the face of odds.

If we are to respect others' religions as we would have them to respect our own, a friendly study of the world's religion is a sacred duty.

If Christians would really live according to the teachings of Christ, as found in the Bible, all of India would be Christian today.

Love never claims, it ever gives; love never suffers, never resents, never revenges itself. Where there is love there is life; hatred leads to destruction.

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I am a politician trying my hardest to become a saint.

The sacrifice which causes sorrow to the doer of the sacrifice is no sacrifice. Real sacrifice lightens the mind of the doer and gives him a sense of peace and joy. The Buddha gave up the pleasures of life because they had become painful to him.

I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your need. I feel your feelings. My wisdom flows from the Highest Source. I salute that Source in you. Let us work together for unity and love.

Justice will come when it is deserved by our being and feeling strong.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

We must become the change we want to see.

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