Top 3198 Quotes & Sayings by Mahatma Gandhi - Page 4

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

Let everyone try and find that as a result of daily prayer he adds something new to his life, something with which nothing can be compared.

The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent.

What is true of the individual will be tomorrow true of the whole nation if individuals will but refuse to lose heart and hope.

Just as a man would not cherish living in a body other than his own, so do nations not like to live under other nations, however noble and great the latter may be.

God cannot be realized through the intellect. Intellect can lead one to a certain extent and no further. It is a matter of faith and experience derived from that faith.

A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its compromise in practice.

Let not the 12 million Negroes be ashamed of the fact that they are the grandchildren of slaves. There is dishonor in being slave-owners.

God sometimes does try to the uttermost those whom he wishes to bless.

But for my faith in God, I should have been a raving maniac.

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough in me to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.

He is lost who is possessed by carnal desire.

Only he can take great resolves who has indomitable faith in God and has fear of God.

For me every ruler is alien that defies public opinion.

It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh.

Though we may know Him by a thousand names, He is one and the same to us all.

Every formula of every religion has in this age of reason, to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent.

I took the vow of celibacy in 1906. I had not shared my thoughts with my wife until then, but only consulted her at the time of making the vow. She had no objection.

I claim that human mind or human society is not divided into watertight compartments called social, political and religious. All act and react upon one another.

Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should be sincere enough to admit that we love evil too well to give it up.

Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame.

Violent men have not been known in history to die to a man. They die up to a point.

Religion is more than life. Remember that his own religion is the truest to every man even if it stands low in the scales of philosophical comparison.

I have worshipped woman as the living embodiment of the spirit of service and sacrifice.

Palestine belongs to the Arabs in the same sense that England belongs to the English or France to the French.

Prayer is a confession of one's own unworthiness and weakness.

There is no principle worth the name if it is not wholly good.

A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal.

If co-operation is a duty, I hold that non-co-operation also under certain conditions is equally a duty.

I would heartily welcome the union of East and West provided it is not based on brute force.

Let your life be your message.

It is for us to make the effort. The result is always in God's hands.

It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit. But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.

You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results.

There are two days in the year that we can not do anything, yesterday and tomorrow

Every home is a university and the parents are the teachers.

If you want to change the world, start with yourself.

Vaccination is a barbarous practice and one of the most fatal of all the delusions current in our time. Conscientious objectors to vaccination should stand alone, if need be, against the whole world, in defense of their conviction.

The world is big enough to satisfy everyones needs, but will always be too small to satisfy everyones greed

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.

it's easy to stand in the crowd but it takes courage to stand alone

Our greatest ability as humans is not to change the world; but to change ourselves.

Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.

Relationships are based on four principles: respect, understanding, acceptance and appreciation.

Peace is the most powerful weapon of mankind.

You never know where your actions will lead to. But if you don't do anything they will lead you nowhere.

It's not too late at all. You just don't yet know what you are capable of.

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

Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly.

Forgive and forget, but never forget to forgive. You may find a happier heart is the key to a happier life.

Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth, for being correct, for being you. Never apologize for being correct, or for being years ahead of your time. If you’re right and you know it, speak your mind. Speak your mind. Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is still the truth.

The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members

All good thoughts and ideas mean nothing without action

Your action expresses your priorities.

A customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption in our work. He is the purpose of it. He is not an outsider in our business. He is part of it. We are not doing him a favor by serving him. He is doing us a favor by giving us an opportunity to do so.

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

To lose patience is to lose the battle.

Carefully watch your thoughts, for they become your words. Manage and watch your words, for they will become your actions. Consider and judge your actions, for they have become your habits. Acknowledge and watch your habits, for they shall become your values. Understand and embrace your values, for they become your destiny.

Fear of disease killed more men than disease itself.

People say true friends must always hold hands, but true friends don't need to hold hands because they know the other hand will always be there.