Mahatma Gandhi

Indian independence leader, nonviolence

Modern influential 85 sayings

Sayings by Mahatma Gandhi

I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.

1928 — Satyagraha in South Africa
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An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

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Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

1925 — Young India
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The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

1925-1929 — Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth
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There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of food.

1931 — Speech at the Guildhall, London
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I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world.

1928 — Young India
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Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.

1925-1929 — Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth
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It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

1925 — Young India
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The future depends on what you do today.

N/A — Attributed, a popular summary of his action-oriented philosophy.
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You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

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Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.

1922 — Young India
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Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.

1924 — Young India
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The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

1931 — Young India
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I am a humble seeker after truth and bent upon finding it wherever it may be.

1925-1929 — Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth
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Poverty is the worst form of violence.

N/A — Attributed, a common summary of his views on social justice.
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Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.

1921 — Young India
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My life is my message.

N/A — Attributed, often quoted as a summary of his belief in leading by example.
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Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

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The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

1925 — Young India
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First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

N/A — Attributed, a widely known quote, though its exact origin and phrasing in Gandhi's writings are ofte…
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