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.


Let not the 12 million Negroes be ashamed of the fact that they are the grandchildren of slaves. There is dishonor in being slave-owners.


Nobody can hurt me without my permission.


The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent.


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.


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.


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.


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


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.