Mahatma Gandhi
Quotes
Known for his leadership in the Indian independence movement, he championed nonviolent resistance as a powerful tool for social and political change. His philosophy of Satyagraha, or passive resistance, emphasized truth and nonviolence as foundational principles. His efforts and moral integrity inspired many around the world and led to India's eventual independence from British rule in 1947. His legacy extends beyond politics into the realms of civil rights and social justice, with his methods influencing global movements for equality and freedom.
Mahatma Gandhi
Quotes
Known for his leadership in the Indian independence movement, he championed nonviolent resistance as a powerful tool for social and political change. His philosophy of Satyagraha, or passive resistance, emphasized truth and nonviolence as foundational principles. His efforts and moral integrity inspired many around the world and led to India's eventual independence from British rule in 1947. His legacy extends beyond politics into the realms of civil rights and social justice, with his methods influencing global movements for equality and freedom.
God alone knows absolute Truth.
A seeker of truth will never begin by discounting his opponent's statement as unworthy of trust.
Love is the law of life.
A principle is a principle and in no case can it be watered down because of our incapacity to live it in practice. We have to strive to achieve it, and the striving should be conscious, deliberate and hard.
It is possible to live in peace.
Man cannot be transformed from bad to good overnight.
Take care of this moment.
Death is at any time blessed but it is twice blessed for a warrior who dies for his cause, that is, truth.
Peace is its own reward.
In the name of religion, we force widowhood upon our three lakh girl-widows who could not understand the import of the marriage ceremony.
A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
Disobedience to be civil has to be open and nonviolent.
It is degrading both for man and woman that woman should be called upon or induced to forsake the hearth and shoulder the rifle for the protection of that hearth.
In this day of wonders no one will say that a thing or an idea is worthless because it is new. To say it is impossible because it is difficult is again not in consonance with the spirit of the age. Things undreamt of are daily being seen, the impossible is ever becoming possible.
I do not like the word tolerance, but could not think of a better one. Tolerance implies a gratuitous assumption of the inferiority of other faiths to one.
All true art must help the soul to realize its inner self.
I worship the God that is Truth or Truth which is God through the service of these millions.
Morality is contraband in war.
My greatest weapon is mute prayer.
The control of the palate is a valuable aid for the control of the mind.
Patience means self-suffering.
In order to get meat, we have to kill. And we are certainly not entitled to any other milk except the mother's milk in our infancy.
Hitler is a scourge sent by God to punish men for their iniquities.
