Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

Mahatma Gandhi

Biography

Type: Leadership of Indian independence movement, Philosophy of Satyagraha, Ahimsa or nonviolence, Pacifism

Born: 2 October 1869

Died: 30 January 1948

Mahatma Gandhi was the primary leader of India’s independence movement and also the architect of a form of non-violent civil disobedience that would influence the world. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, more commonly known as ‘Mahatma’ (meaning ‘Great Soul’) was born in Porbandar, Gujarat, in North West India, on 2nd October 1869, into a Hindu Modh family. His father was the Chief Minister of Porbandar, and his mother’s religious devotion meant that his upbringing was infused with the Jain pacifist teachings of mutual tolerance, non-injury to living beings and vegetarianism.

Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

Where there is love there is life.. Mahatma Gandhi
Where there is love there is life.

The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace..
The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace.

The future depends on what you do today.. Mahatma Gandhi
The future depends on what you do today.

Hate the sin, love the sinner.. Mahatma Gandhi
Hate the sin, love the sinner.

Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love.. Mahatma Gandhi
Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love.

Action expresses priorities.. Mahatma Gandhi
Action expresses priorities.

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.. Mahatma Gandhi
Be the change that you wish to see in the world.

Truth never damages a cause that is just.. Mahatma Gandhi
Truth never damages a cause that is just.

I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world.. Mahatma Gandhi
I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world.

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

Seven Deadly Sins Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Science without humanity Knowledge without character Politics
Seven Deadly Sins

Wealth without work
Pleasure without conscience
Science without humanity
Knowledge without character
Politics without principle
Commerce without morality
Worship without sacrifice.

Love is the strongest force the world possesses and yet it is the humblest imaginable.. Mahatma
Love is the strongest force the world possesses and yet it is the humblest imaginable.

What barrier is there that love cannot break?. Mahatma Gandhi
What barrier is there that love cannot break?

Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other
Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment.

There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.. Mahatma Gandhi
There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever..
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win..
First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of
Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.. Mahatma Gandhi
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.

I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty.
I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your need. I feel your feelings.

Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.

There is force in the universe, which, if we permit it, will flow through us and produce miraculous results.

True beauty lies in purity of the heart.

Champions are made from something they have deep inside of them-a desire, a dream, a vison.

True love is boundless like the ocean and, swelling within one, spreads itself out and, crossing all boundaries and frontiers, envelops the whole world.

Live simply so that others may simply live.

If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.

A man, whilst he is dreaming, believes in his dream; he is undeceived only when he is awakened from his slumber.

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within me. And even though I have to face the prospect of being a minority of one, I humbly believe I have the courage to be in such a hopeless minority.

Truth resides in every human heart,
and one has to search for it there,
and to be guided by truth as one sees it.
But no one has a right to coerce others
to act according to his own view of truth.

The seeker after truth should be humbler than the dust. The world crushes the dust under its feet, but the seeker after truth should so humble himself that even the dust could crush him. Only then, and not till then, will he have a glimpse of truth.

In fact, it is more correct to say that Truth is God, than to say that God is Truth.

An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does the truth become error because nobody will see it.

(Young India 1924-1926)

There's no God higher than truth.

Truth should be the very breath of our life. When once this state in the pilgrim's progress is reached, all other rules of correct living will come without any effort, and obedience to them will be instinctive.

I have learnt through bitter experience the one supreme lesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmuted into energy, even so our anger controlled can be transmuted into a power which can move the world.

Violence begins with the fork.

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.

អ្នកត្រូវតែជាអ្នកផ្លាស់ប្ដូរដែលអ្នកចង់ឃើញពិភពលោក។

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

Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.

God has no religion.

There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.

When every hope is gone, 'when helpers fail and comforts flee,' I find that help arrives somehow, from I know not where. Supplication, worship, prayer are no superstition; they are acts more real than the acts of eating, drinking, sitting or walking. It is no exaggeration to say that they alone are real, all else is unreal.

Even a single lamp dispels the deepest darkness.

There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent.

There are Seven Deadly Social Sins:
Politics without principle.
Wealth without work.
Commerce without morality.
Pleasure without conscience.
Education without character.
Science without humility.
Worship without sacrifice.

It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.

The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles."

(Young India, 22 October 1925)

I call him religious who understands the suffering of others.

Yes I am, I am also a Muslim, a Christian, a Buddhist, and a Jew.

A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.

If I were a dictator, religion and state would be separate. I swear by my religion. I will die for it. But it is my personal affair. The state has nothing to do with it. The state would look after your secular welfare, health, communications, foreign relations, currency and so on, but not your or my religion. That is everybody's personal concern!

Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.

My Life is My Message

No hay caminos para la paz; la paz es el camino.

To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.

The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. I hold that the more helpless a creature the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of humankind.

All humanity is one undivided and indivisible family. I cannot detach myself from the wickedest soul.

There are seven things that will destroy us:

Wealth without work;
Pleasure without conscience;
Knowledge without character;
Religion without sacrifice;
Politics without principle;
Science without humanity;
Business without ethics.

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

Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.

To believe that what has not occurred in history will not occur at all, is to argue disbelief in the dignity of man.

Intellect takes us along in the battle of life to a certain limit, but at the crucial moment it fails us. Faith transcends reason. It is when the horizon is the darkest and human reason is beaten down to the ground that faith shines brightest and comes to our rescue.

What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or in the holy name of liberty or democracy?

Those who believe religion and politics aren't connected don't understand either.

I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.

You Christians look after a document containing enough dynamite to blow all civilisation to pieces, turn the world upside down and bring peace to a battle-torn planet. But you treat it as though it is nothing more than a piece of literature.

An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so. Now the law of nonviolence says that violence should be resisted not by counter-violence but by nonviolence. This I do by breaking the law and by peacefully submitting to arrest and imprisonment.

Among the many misdeeds of British rule in India, history will look upon the Act which deprived a whole nation of arms as the blackest.

Religions are different roads converging to the same point. What does it matter that we take different road, so long as we reach the same goal. Wherein is the cause for quarreling?

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

mereka tidak dapat mengambil harga diri kita kalau kita tidak memberikannya kepada mereka

Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Always.

If we are to make progress, we must not repeat history but make new history. We must add to inheritance left by our ancestors.

I first learned the concepts of non-violence in my marriage.

An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

There is no 'way to peace,' there is only 'peace.

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.

Peace between countries must rest on the solid foundation of love between individuals.

Gracias a que se mantienen unidas y se mueven de manera conjunta milloners de gotas forman el mar, lo mismo debería ocurrir con los seres humanos

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

To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being.

The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane.

The only difference between man and man all the world over is one of degree, and not of kind, even as there is between trees of the same species.
Where in is the cause for anger, envy or discrimination?

I want freedom for the full expression of my personality.

The truest test of a democracy is in the ability of anyone to act as he likes, so long as he does not injure the life or property of anyone else.

There's more to life than increasing its speed

Be the change you want to see

Friendship that insists upon agreement on all things isn't worth the name.

The law of love could be best understood and learned through little children.

(When asked what he thought of Western civilization): 'I think it would be a good idea.

Of all the evils for which man has made himself responsible, none is so degrading, so shocking or so brutal as his abuse of the better half of humanity; the female sex.

The future depends on what we do in the present.

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.

ڕێگه‌ ناده‌م كه‌س پياسه‌ بكات له‌ناو مێشكم ، به‌قاچه‌ پيسه‌كانيه‌وه‌

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way 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.

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