It was only in South Africa that I got over this shyness, though I never completely overcame it. It was impossible for me to speak impromptu. I hesitated whenever I had to face strange audiences and avoided making a speech whenever I could. Even today I do not think I could or would even be inclined to keep a meeting of friends engaged in idle talk.
Mahatma GandhiThe use of soul-force for turning stones into bread would have been considered, as it is still considered, as black magic.
Mahatma GandhiWhether humanity will consciously follow the law of love, I do not know. But that need not disturb me. The law will work just as the law of gravitation works whether we accept it or not.
Mahatma GandhiIt is a sad thing that our schoolboys look upon manual labour with disfavour, if not contempt.
Mahatma Gandhi