Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is also called Bapu (Gujarati: endearment for "father", "papa") in India.
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The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.

Mahatma Gandhi

Are creeds such simple things like the clothes which a man can change at will and put on at will? Creeds are such for which people live for ages and ages.

Mahatma Gandhi

A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.

Mahatma Gandhi

God cannot be realized through the intellect. Intellect can lead one to a certain extent and no further. It is a matter of faith and experience derived from that faith.

Mahatma Gandhi

Unwearied ceaseless effort is the price that must be paid for turning faith into a rich infallible experience.

Mahatma Gandhi

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

Mahatma Gandhi

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

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Violent means will give violent freedom. That would be a menace to the world and to India herself.

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

Mahatma Gandhi

It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.

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

Mahatma Gandhi

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

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Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

Mahatma Gandhi

Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plan living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Man's happiness really lies in contentment.

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If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.

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Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest.

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Violent men have not been known in history to die to a man. They die up to a point.

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Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.

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Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith.

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Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education.

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

Mahatma Gandhi

Author Bio

  • NameMahatma Gandhi
  • Descriptionpre-eminent leader of Indian nationalism during British-ruled India
  • AliasesBapu; Gandhi; Gandhiji; Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi; M K Gandhi; Mohandas K. Gandhi; mahatma gandhi; gandhi appupan; Mohandas Gandhi
  • BornOctober 2, 1869
  • DiedJanuary 30, 1948
  • CountryIndia
  • ProfessionPolitician; Lawyer; Political Writer; Journalist; Philosopher; Autobiographer; Essayist; Newspaper Editor; Political Activist
  • AwardsTime Person Of The Year