Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

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I would rather drown myself in the waters of the Sabarmati than harbour hate or animosity in my heart.

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Self-sacrifice of one innocent man is a million times more potent than the sacrifice of a million men who die in the act of killing others.

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I am not at all concerned with appearing to be consistent. In my pursuit after Truth I have discarded many ideas and learnt many new things.

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When a man fasts, it is not the gallons of water he drinks that sustains him, but God.

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Whatever can be useful to those starving millions is beautiful to my mind.

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Satyagraha is a force that has come to stay. No force in the world can kill it.

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What distinguishes man from the brute is his conscious striving to realise the spirit within.

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An ideal sanctified by the sacrifices of such master spirits as Lenin cannot go in vain, the noble example of their renunciation will be emblazoned for ever and quicken and purify the ideal as time passes.

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Democracy comes naturally to him who is habituated normally to yield willing obedience to all laws, human or divine.

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The early Mussalmans accepted Islam not because they knew it to be revealed but because it appealed to their virgin reason.

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My fight against untouchability is a fight against the impure in humanity.

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The Charkha is intended to realize the essential and living oneness of interest among India's myriads.

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A bogus Congress register can never lead you to Swaraj any more than a paper boat can help you to sail across the Padma.

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Non-violence should never be used as a shield for cowardice. It is a weapon for the brave.

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Tolerance gives us spiritual insight, which is as far from fanaticism as the north pole is from the south.

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What is wanted is a deliberate giving up of violence out of strength.

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As soon as we become one with the ocean in the shape of God, there is no more rest for us, nor indeed do we need rest any longer.

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All sins are committed in secrecy. The moment we realize that God witnesses even our thoughts, we shall be free.

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The knowledge of the omnipresence of God also means respect for the lives even of those who may be called opponents.

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Celibacy is a great help, inasmuch as it enables one to lead a life of full surrender to God.

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When a slave begins to take pride in his fetters and hugs them like precious ornaments, the triumph of the slave-owner is complete.

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Hindu religious literature, indeed all religious literature, is full of illustrations to prove the truth.

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Satyagraha is itself an unmistakable mute prayer of an agonized soul.

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A love that is based on the goodness of those whom you love is a mercenary affair.

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God is the vital force or spirit which is all-pervading, all-embracing and, therefore, beyond human ken.

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Himsa does not need to be taught, Man as animal is violent, but as spirit is nonviolent.

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The time is fast coming when politicians will cease to fear the religion of humanity and humanitarians will find entrance into political life indispensable for full service.

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Human life is a series of compromises, and it is not always easy to achieve in practice what one has found to be true in theory.

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The real love is to love them that hate you, to love your neighbor even though you distrust him.

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I have shut my mind against nothing and I am a friend of Great Britain. I always have been. I have no axe to grind.

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