Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

“A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.”

“Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.”

“Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.”

“The spirit of democracy cannot be imposed from without. It has to come from within.”

“Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.”

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

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

“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 than the one derived from fear of punishment.”

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

“Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen, and ask yourself if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him.”

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

“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.”

“An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.”

“The good man is the friend of all living things.”

“Self-respect knows no considerations.”

“Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.”

“If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm.”

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

“Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.”

“Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.”

“When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the Creator.”

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

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

“What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?”

“Do or die.”