M.K Gandhi Quotes
Unless we are able to evolve a spirit of mutual tolerance for diametrically opposite views, non co-operation is an impossibility.
It goes without saying that moderation and sobriety are of the very essence of vow-taking.
Nonviolence has come among men and it will live. It is the harbinger of the peace of the world.
A convert's enthusiasm for his new religion is greater than that of a person who is born in it.
It is beyond my power to induce in you a belief in God. There are certain things which are self proved and certain which are not proved at all.
Today I know that physical training should have as much place in the curriculum as mental training.
It is wonderful, if we chose the right diet, what an extraordinarily small quantity would suffice.
As a splendid palace deserted by its inmates looks like a ruin, so does a man without character, all his material belongings notwithstanding.
The Attainment of freedom, whether for a person, a nation or a world, must be in exact proportion to the attainment of nonviolence for each
And whilst he may not claim superiority by reason of learning, I myself must not withold that meed of homage that learning, wherever it resides, always commands.
Only this much I knew - that under ideal conditions, true education could be imparted only by the parents, and that then there should be the minimum of outside help.
Complete independence through truth and non-violence means the independence of every unit, be it the humblest of the nation, without distinction of race, colour or creed.
When you practice a life of non-violence you no longer need seek the truth, the truth finds you.
All have not the same capacity. I would allow a man of intellect to earn more, I would not cramp his talent.
The devotion of such titans of spirit as Lenin to an Ideal must bear fruit. The nobility of his selflessness will be an example through centuries to come, and his Ideal will reach perfection.
Don't talk about it. The rose doesn't have to propagate its perfume. It just gives it forth, and people are drawn to it. Live it, and people will come to see the source of your power.
I believe in trusting. Trust begets trust. Suspicion is foetid and only stinks. He who trusts has never yet lost in the world.
Running away for fear of death, leaving one's dear ones, temples or music to take care of themselves, is irreligion; it is cowardice.
Where death without resistance or death after resistance is the only way, neither party should think of resorting to law-courts or help from the government.
I came alone in this world, I have walked alone in the valley of the shadow of death, and I shall quit alone when the time comes.
Democracy necessarily means a conflict of will and ideas, involving sometimes a war of the knife between different ideas.
In the days of democracy there is no such thing as active loyalty to a person. You are, therefore, loyal or disloyal to institutions.
It is as much our obligation not to cooperate with evil as it is to cooperate with good
We no longer have a choice between violence and non-violence. The choice of today stands between nonviolence or non-existence.
But the fact that I had learnt to be tolerant to other religions did not mean that I had any living faith in God.
The story of the creation and similar things in it did not impress me very much, but on the contrary made me incline somewhat towards atheism.
I felt that God could be realized only through service. And service for me was the service of India, because it came to me without my seeking, because I had an aptitude for it.