Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence leader, nonviolence
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“A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.”
Often attributed to Gandhi — actually from James Allen's 'As a Man Thinketh' (1903)
The phrase predates Gandhi's public life. It originates from James Allen's 1903 self-help classic 'As a Man Thinketh,' where the exact wording appears as a central thesis. Gandhi may have quoted Allen or been influenced by him, but the attribution to Gandhi is not supported by any of his documented writings or speeches. This is one of the most common misattributed quotes on the internet.
True source: James Allen, "As a Man Thinketh" (1903)
Read the saying detail →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.
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of food.
I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world.
Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.
It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.
The future depends on what you do today.
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.
Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
I am a humble seeker after truth and bent upon finding it wherever it may be.
Poverty is the worst form of violence.
Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.
My life is my message.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.