Mahatma Gandhi's Quotes

The real ornament of woman is her character, her purity.

A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.

Poverty is the worst form of violence.

Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep.

Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.

All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Truth.

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

A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.

Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.

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.

God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.

In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.

There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.

The good man is the friend of all living things.

The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted.

God, as Truth, has been for me a treasure beyond price. May He be so to every one of us.

To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.

Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.

Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.

Let everyone try and find that as a result of daily prayer he adds something new to his life, something with which nothing can be compared.

Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.

Each one prays to God according to his own light.

Justice that love gives is a surrender, justice that law gives is a punishment.

The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience.

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.

Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.

A weak man is just by accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident.

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.

I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won't presume to probe into the faults of others.

All compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take.

Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.

I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul.

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

Though we may know Him by a thousand names, He is one and the same to us all.

Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.

Faith... must be enforced by reason... when faith becomes blind it dies.

Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it.

The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different.

An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.

Glory lies in the attempt to reach one's goal and not in reaching it.

My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him.

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problem.

The main purpose of life is to live rightly, think rightly, act rightly. The soul must languish when we give all our thought to the body.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err.

The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.

In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place.

Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?

Where love is, there God is also.

It is any day better to stand erect with a broken and bandaged head then to crawl on one's belly, in order to be able to save one's head.

There is more to life than increasing its speed.

Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you do it.

Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our being.

We may have our private opinions but why should they be a bar to the meeting of hearts?

Those who know how to think need no teachers.

A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal.

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

I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed.

I have worshipped woman as the living embodiment of the spirit of service and sacrifice.

One's own religion is after all a matter between oneself and one's Maker and no one else's.

Increase of material comforts, it may be generally laid down, does not in any way whatsoever conduce to moral growth.

I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.

Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty; it is its own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.

Non-violence, which is the quality of the heart, cannot come by an appeal to the brain.

Prayer is a confession of one's own unworthiness and weakness.

The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective it demands the sacrifice of the bravest and the most spotless.

But for my faith in God, I should have been a raving maniac.

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

Truth never damages a cause that is just.

Man's nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been know to yield to the influence of love. You must never despair of human nature.

Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame.

Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart.

Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.

God sometimes does try to the uttermost those whom he wishes to bless.