Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty; it is its own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.
Mahatma Gandhi

God, Best, Everything

Non-violence, which is the quality of the heart, cannot come by an appeal to the brain.
Mahatma Gandhi

Heart, Brain, Cannot

We should meet abuse by forbearance. Human nature is so constituted that if we take absolutely no notice of anger or abuse, the person indulging in it will soon weary of it and stop.
Mahatma Gandhi

Nature, Anger, Human

There is more to life than increasing its speed.
Mahatma Gandhi

Society, Life, Speed

We may have our private opinions but why should they be a bar to the meeting of hearts?
Mahatma Gandhi

May, Why, Opinions

The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective it demands the sacrifice of the bravest and the most spotless.
Mahatma Gandhi

Sacrifice, Law, Effective

Healthy discontent is the prelude to progress.
Mahatma Gandhi

Progress, Healthy, Discontent

Those who know how to think need no teachers.
Mahatma Gandhi

Teacher, Teachers

Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame.
Mahatma Gandhi

Human, Thought, Action

I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed.
Mahatma Gandhi

Die, Soldier, Daring

One's own religion is after all a matter between oneself and one's Maker and no one else's.
Mahatma Gandhi

Religion, After, Else

Everyone who wills can hear the inner voice. It is within everyone.
Mahatma Gandhi

Everyone, Within, Voice

Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you do it.
Mahatma Gandhi

Important, Everything, Importance

Man's nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been know to yield to the influence of love. You must never despair of human nature.
Mahatma Gandhi

Love, Nature, Evil

Self-respect knows no considerations.
Mahatma Gandhi

We do not need to proselytise either by our speech or by our writing. We can only do so really with our lives. Let our lives be open books for all to study.
Mahatma Gandhi

Writing, Study, Lives

But for my faith in God, I should have been a raving maniac.
Mahatma Gandhi

Faith, God, Maniac

It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh.
Mahatma Gandhi

Strength, Soul, Belief

Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort.
Mahatma Gandhi

Moral, Effort, Hold

Truth never damages a cause that is just.
Mahatma Gandhi

Truth, Cause, Damages

Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality.
Mahatma Gandhi

Truth, Morality, Substance

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

Good, Evil, Duty

Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our being.
Mahatma Gandhi

Heart, Put, Off

Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.
Mahatma Gandhi

Peace, Faith, Last

Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education.
Mahatma Gandhi

Life, Education, Personal

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Biography

Nationality: Indian

Type: Leader

Born: October 2, 1869

Died: January 30, 1948

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