Mahatma Gandhi
Leader of Indian independence, philosophy of nonviolence
Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi
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.
Man lives freely only when he lives by a self-imposed discipline.
The golden rule of conduct is mutual toleration, seeing that we will never all think alike and we shall always see truth in fragment and from different angles of vision.
A 'no' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and Non-violence are as old as the hills.
Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen, and ask yourself if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him.
The good man is the friend of all living things.
We must be the change we wish to see in the world.
The real ornament of woman is her character, her purity.
There is no path to peace. Peace is the path.
Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness.
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
In a gentle way, you can shake the world.
Seven social sins: politics without principles, wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, and worship without sacrifice.
Truth never damages a cause that is just.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within me.
There are many causes I am prepared to die for; there is no cause I am prepared to kill for.
A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.
Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our very being.