Mahatma Gandhi
Leader of Indian independence, philosophy of nonviolence
Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi
I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.
God has no religion.
To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man's injustice to woman.
The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all.
Whenever you are confronted with an opponent, conquer him with love.
Let your life be your message.
The weak never started, work only the strong end, the others give up midway.
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment.
I came to the conclusion long ago that all religions were true and that also meant that all had some error in them.
Man's ultimate destiny is self-realization. Until then, he is merely a blind groper.
Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.
The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.
A no uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a yes merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.
If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.
Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.
The only devil we have to fear is the one prowling around inside ourselves.
Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served.
I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all the lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off by any of them.
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 the holy name of liberty or democracy?
Hey Ram.