Mahatma Gandhi

True beauty lies in purity of the heart.

The only way to conquer evil is to return good for evil.

We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make constant progress towards it.

The highest moral law is that we should unremittingly work for the good of humanity.

I believe in the truth of the teachings of the great prophets of the world, and I believe that if we could all live up to the teachings of our own prophets, we should be better men and women.

No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive.

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 my feet by any.

The seven social sins are: Politics without principle, Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice.

Speed is irrelevant if you are going in the wrong direction.

Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the State has become lawless or corrupt.

I am a humble seeker after truth and I am prepared to suffer any amount of humiliation, suffering, and even death, to find it.

There is no God higher than truth.

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

A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.

There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supersedes all other courts.

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.

There is no 'way to peace,' peace is the way.

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

What barrier is there that love cannot break?

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory.