Quotes from Mahatma Gandhi


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It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.


Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.


Violent men have not been known in history to die to a man. They die up to a point.


Nobody can hurt me without my permission.


An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.


There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.


Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.


First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.


There is more to life than increasing its speed.


You must be the change you wish to see in the world.


A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.


Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.


When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.


It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.


My life is my message.


Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.


You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.


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


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


The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.