M.K Gandhi Quotes

Rama was not only on the lips of Hanuman. He was enthroned in his heart. He gave Hanuman exhaustless strength.

For me, the Congress party is now my life, the people of India are my life, and I will fight for the people of India and for this party

I do feel that spiritual progress does demand at some stage that we should cease to kill our fellow creatures for the satisfaction of our bodily wants.

Satyagraha is a relentless search for truth and a determination to search truth.

One hour spent in spinning should be an hour of self-development for the spinner.

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.

Untouchability is a hydra-headed monster.

Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation.

Man has the supreme knack of deceiving himself; the Englishman is supremest among men.

Untouchability, I hold, is a sin, if Bhagavadgita is one of our Divine Books.

Decency and tolerance, to be of any value, must be capable of withstanding the severest strain.

If you're going to be a bear, be a grizzly.

Violence is a concession to human weakness, satyagraha is an obligation.

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

I am conscious of my own limitations. That consciousness is my only strength.

People say true friends must always hold hands, but true friends don't need to hold hands because they know the other hand will always be there.

It is beneath human dignity to lose one's individuality and become a mere cog in the machine.

I learned very soon to get along by myself.

I've never understood women who, because of their children, pose as victims and don't allow themselves any other activities.

An education which does not teach us to discriminate between good and bad, to assimilate the one and eschew the other, is a misnomer

Individual liberty and interdependence are both essential for life in society.

True beauty consists of purity of heart.

Freedom and slavery are mental states.

The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters fall. Freedom and slavery are mental states.

To me I seem to be constantly growing. I must respond to varying conditions, yet remain changeless within.

You may think your actions are meaningless and that they won't help, but that is no excuse, you must still act.

Every moment of your life is infinitely creative and the universe is endlessly bountiful. Just put forth a clear enough request, and everything your heart desires must come to you.

Healthy discontent is the prelude to progress.

Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself

It was the cowards who died many times before their death.

No matter how explicit the pledge, people will turn and twist the text to suit their own purpose

There is a work that my father had started, a dream he had dreamt. I come to you today saying...allow me to turn that dream into reality

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

Every democratic system evolves its own conventions. It is not only the water but the banks which make the river.

I would like to say that that even the teachings of the Koran cannot be exempted from criticism.

Both heaven and hell are within us.

Rebels and non-conformists are often the pioneers and designers of change.

You can't shake hands with a closed fist.

It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings.

It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.

The weak can never forgive.

It is for women to come forward and choose the path of sacrifice for serving the nation.

Jesus was the most active resister known to history. His was nonviolence par excellence.

Where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence.

Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed.

Heroes are made in the hour of defeat. Success is, therefore, well described as a series of glorious defeats.

Satyagraha has been designed as an effective substitute for violence.

A person who is worried about the outcome of his work does not see his goal; he sees only his opposition and the obstacles before him.

To remove untouchability is a penance that caste Hindus owe to Hinduism and to themselves.