Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

If we are to make progress, we must not repeat history but make new history. We must add to inheritance left by our ancestors.

To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being.

The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane.

The only difference between man and man all the world over is one of degree, and not of kind, even as there is between trees of the same species.Where in is the cause for anger, envy or discrimination?

If a single man achieves the highest kind of love, it will be sufficient to neutralize the hate of millions.

An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

There is no way to peace, there is only peace.

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.

Peace between countries must rest on the solid foundation of love between individuals.

Live simply so others may simply live

most Americans think of Rosa Parks as a demur, pleasant-enough seamstress who backed into history by being too tired to get out of her seat on a bus one day, in reality she had been trained in nonviolence spirit and tactics at a famous institution, Highlander Folk School. It seems to be a difficult concept for most of us that peace is a skill that can be learned. We know war can be learned, but we seem to think that one becomes a peacemaker by a mere change of heart. (23)

I first learned the concepts of non-violence in my marriage.

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.

The law of love could be best understood and learned through little children.

(When asked what he thought of Western civilization): I think it would be a good idea.

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

Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.

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

As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.