Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

Devotion required by the Gita is no soft-hearted effusiveness.

... the true function of a lawyer was to unite parties driven asunder.

I came alone in this world, I have walked alone in the valley of the shadow of death, and I shall quit alone when the time comes.

It only confirms me in my belief that there is no Swaraj without a settlement with the Mussalmans.

There is no god greater than truth.

Man is oftentimes weak-minded enough to be caught in the snare of greed and honeyed words.

A smattering of English is worse than useless; it is an unnecessary tax on our women.

For thousands to do to death a few hundreds is no bravery. It is worse than cowardice. It is unworthy of nationalism, of any religion.

A poet is one who can call forth the good latent in the human beast.

Fear gone, there can be no hatred.

To believe that what has not occurred in history will not occur at all, is to argue disbelief in the dignity of man.

Like the watch, the heart needs the winding of purity, or the Dweller ceases to speak.

A man's true wealth hereafter is the good he has done to his fellowmen.

When the panchayat raj is established, public opinion will do what violence can never do.

The study of Indian economics is the study of the spinning wheel.

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

Give the villagers village arithmetic, village geography, village history and the literary knowledge that they must use daily, i.e. reading and writing letters, etc.

We shall dig our own grave if we do not purge ourselves of this curse of untouchability.

A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.

Proved right should be capable of being vindicated by right means as against the rude i.e. sanguinary means. Man may and should shed his own blood for establishing what he considers to be his right. He may not shed the blood of his opponent who disputes his 'right'.

If we had the atom bomb, we would have used it against the British.

When you practice a life of non-violence you no longer need seek the truth, the truth finds you.

The ally we must cultivate is the part of our enemy which knows the truth.

If a man were so placed or could so place himself as to be absolutely above all dependence on his fellow-beings he would become so proud and arrogant as to be a veritable burden and nuisance to the world.

All of us with one voice call one God differently as Parmatma, Ishwara, Shiva, Vishnu, Rama, Allah, Khuda, Dada-Hormuzda, Jehova, God and an infinite variety of names.

When we fear God, then we shall fear no man, however high-placed he may be.

My heart is drawn backwards and forwards between the spinning wheel and books.

Anger, lust and such other evil passions raging in the heart are the real untouchables.

I cannot picture to myself a time when all mankind will have one religion.

To double your successes, you might have to double your failure rate.

All the great religions of the world inculcate equality and brotherhood of mankind and the virtue of toleration.

We labor under the fatal delusion that no disease can be cured without medicine. This has been responsible for more mischief to mankind than any other evil. ...Disease increases in proportion to the increase to the number of doctors in a place.

I do not consider Hitler to be as bad as he is depicted. He is showing an ability which is amazing and he seems to be gaining his victories without much bloodshed.

If anybody said that I should die if I did not take beef-tea or mutton, even under medical advice, I would prefer death.

The bravery of the nonviolent is vastly superior to that of the violent.

There is nothing on earth that I would not give up, excepting of course, two things and two things only, truth and nonviolence.

A satyagrahi would neither retaliate nor would he submit to the criminal, but seek to cure him by curing himself.

What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.

Civil disobedience presupposes willing obedience of our self-imposed rules, and without it civil disobedience would be a cruel joke.

Priorities lie in your actions

Forgive and forget, but never forget to forgive. You may find a happier heart is the key to a happier life.

You cannot neglect the nearer duty for the sake of a remote.

I implicitly believe in the truth of the saying that not a blade of grass moves but by His will. He will save it (my life) if He needs it for further service in this body. None can save it against His will.

I shall die, but I will not kill.

Keep your values positive, because your values become your destiny.

The devotee of truth is often obliged to grope in the dark.

A nonviolent struggle necessarily involves construction on a small scale. It cannot therefore lead to tamas or darkness or inertia.

Do not judge others. Be your own judge and you will be truly happy. If you will try to judge others, you are likely to burn your fingers.