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Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

I want the cultures of all lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown of my feet by any

Fearlessness is the first requisite of spirituality. Cowards can never be moral.

True morality consists not in following the beaten track, but in finding the true path for ourselves, and fearlessly following it.

Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

Manliness consists not in bluff, bravado or loneliness. It consists in daring to do the right thing and facing consequences whether it is in matters social, political or other. It consists in deeds not words.

I can retain neither respect nor affection for government which has been moving from wrong to wrong in order to defend its immorality

My politics is my religion, my religion is my politics.

But so long as I lived under a system of Government based on force and voluntarily partook of the many facilities and privileges it created for me, I was bound to help that Government to the extent of my ability when it was engaged in a war, unless I non-co-operated with the Government and renounced to the utmost of my capacity the privileges it offered me.

Homeopathy cures a larger percentage of cases than any other form of treatment and is beyond doubt safer and more economical.

Good travels at a snails pace. Those who want to do good are not selfish, they are not in a hurry, they know that to impregnate people with good requires a long time.

Truthis like a vast tree, which yields more and more fruit, the more you nurture it

A true Brahmachari will not even dream of satisfying the fleshly appetite

I become more than ever convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of Hussein, the scrupulous regard for pledges, his intense devotion to his friends and followers and his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his own mission. These and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted every obstacle.

Solitude is a catalyst for innovation

Our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as in being able to remake ourselves.

Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny.

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat for it is momen

Where choice is set between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence ... I prefer to use arms in defense of honor rather than remain the vile witness of dishonor...

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.