Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

Faith is the function of the heart.

Whenever you are confronted with an opponent conquer him with love.

To a man with an empty stomach food is god.

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

Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.

Monotony is the law of nature. Look at the monotonous manner in which the sun rises. The monotony of necessary occupations is exhilarating and life-giving.

Prayer is not an old womans idle amusement. Properly understood and applied it is the most potent instrument of action.

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul.

I consider myself a Hindu Christian Moslem Jew Buddhist and Confucian.

It is possible for a single individual to defy the whole might of an unjust empire to save his honour his religion his soul and lay the foundation for that empires fall or its regeneration.

There are limits to self-indulgence none to self-restraint.

It is better to be violent if there is violence in our hearts than to put on the cloak of non-violence to cover impotence.

Morality is contraband in war.

You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results.

Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly.

What is true of the individual will be tomorrow true of the whole nation if individuals will but refuse to lose heart and hope.

In a gentle way, you can shake the world.

If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.

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.

A coward is incapable of exhibiting love it is the prerogative of the brave.