Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence leader, nonviolence
Modern
influential
85 sayings
Sayings by Mahatma Gandhi
The real ornament of woman is her character, her purity.
1918
— Young India
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It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow-beings.
1908
— Speech in South Africa
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The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.
1920
— Young India
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The only way to live is to let live.
Early 20th century
— Attributed, popularized, though precise source debated
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What is true of the individual is true of the universe.
1924
— Young India
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