M.K Gandhi Quotes

I worship God as Truth only. I have not yet found Him, but I am seeking after Him.

Whomsoever you follow, howsoever great, see to it that you follow the spirit of the master and not imitate him mechanically.

Meditation is waiting on God.

It is easier to bridge the oceans that lie between continents than it is to bridge the gap between individuals or the peoples.

If we wish to create a lasting peace we must begin with the children.

Lady is the buddy of man, skilled with equivalent mental limit.

Let us, by praying, purify ourselves and we shall not only remove untouchability but shall also hasten the advent of Swaraj.

I understand democracy as something that gives the weak the same chance as the strong.

What the Sermon describes in a graphic manner, the Bhagavadgita reduces to a scientific formula.

When you surrender completely to God, as the only truth worth having, you find yourself in service of all that exists. It becomes your joy and recreation. You never tire of serving others.

The message of the Gita is to be found in the second chapter of the Gita where Lord Krishna speaks of the balanced state of mind, of mental equipoise.

There is a vital connection between satyagraha and charkha, and the more I find that belief challenged, the more I am confirmed in it.

It is a heavy downpour of rain which drenches the soil to fullness; likewise only a profuse shower of love can overcome hatred.

Through Khadi we teach the people the art of civil obedience to an institution which they have built up for themselves.

Truth and nonviolence are as old as the hills.

Self-defense...is the only honourable course where there is unreadiness for self-immolation.

How can I make difference so that I may bring peace to this world that I love and cherish so much? A name flickers instantly in my mind.

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

The instruments for the quest for Truth are as simple as they are difficult.

Whatever I do is out of love.

If you will express the requisite purity of character in action, you cannot do it better than through the spinning wheel.

There can be no rule of God in the present state of iniquitous inequalities in which a few roll in riches and the masses do not get enough to eat.

A straight fight in an equal battle takes some bravery, but braver is he who, knowing that he would have to sacrifice ninety-five as against five of the enemy, faces death.

Untouchability is a blot on Hinduism. It is a canker eating into its vitals.

Let us learn from the English rulers the simple fact that the oppressors are blind to the enormity of their own misdeeds.

I consider writing as a fine art. We kill it by imposing the alphabet on little children and making it the beginning of learning.

The saving of labour of the individual should be the object and honest humanitarian considerations, and not greed, the motive.

I'm a lover of my own liberty, and so I would do nothing to restrict yours.

In a society based on nonviolence, the smallest nation will feel as tall as the tallest.

Better than cowardice is killing and being killed in battle.

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.

I reject any religious doctrine that does not appeal to reason and is in conflict with morality.

There is no road towards peace; peace is the road

A man's true wealth hereafter is the good he has done to his fellowmen.

My nationalism, fierce though it is, is not exclusive, is not devised to harm any nation or individual.

God alone is the judge of true greatness because He knows men's hearts.

Hinduism insists on the brotherhood of not only all mankind but of all that lives.

Do not flatter yourselves with the belief that a mere recital of that celebrated verse in St. John makes a man a Christian.

Decency requires that when a programme is approved by the majority, all should carry it out faithfully.

Measures must always in a progressive society be held superior to men, who are after all imperfect instruments, working for their fulfilment.

In true democracy every man and woman is taught to think for himself or herself.

The mice which helplessly find themselves between the cats teeth acquire no merit from their enforced sacrifice.

I know of no religion or sect that has done or is doing without a house of God, variously described as a temple, a mosque, a church, a synagogue or agiary.

The Indians and Pakistanis are literally brothers.

Live simply that others might simply live.

What crimes, for which we condemn the Government as satanic, have not we been guilty of towards our own untouchable brethren?

I know nothing of the science of astrology and I consider it to be a science, if it is a science, of doubtful value, to be severely left alone by those who have any faith in Providence.

My ahimsa would not tolerate the idea of giving a free meal to a healthy person who has not worked for it in some honest way.

Be the change that you want to see

Independence of my conception means nothing less than the realization of the "Kingdom of God" within you and on this earth.