Mahatma Gandhi

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

In the midst of death life persists, in the midst of untruth, truth persists, in the midst of darkness light persists.

When you make yourself into zero, your power becomes invincible.

The future of India lies in its villages

The spirit of democracy cannot be established in the midst of terrorism, whether governmental or popular.

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

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

Nonviolence is an intensely active force when properly understood and used.

So far as I can see the atomic bomb has deadened the finest feeling that has sustained mankind for ages.

It will be necessary for us Indians - Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Jews, Parsis and all others to whom India is their home - to recognize a common flag to live and die for.

We notice that the mind is a restless bird; the more it gets the more it wants, and still remains unsatisfied. The more we indulge our passions the more unbridled they become. Our ancestors, therefore, set a limit to our indulgences. They saw that happiness was largely a mental condition. A man is not necessarily happy because he is rich, or unhappy because he is poor.... Millions will always remain poor.

I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.

Sympathy is what you have for someone after they die, pity you have for someone when they don't have a date to the biggest dance of the year. Empathy is what I do to you when you judge me. Envy is having pity on yourself. Can you discern the rest for yourself?

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.

Every formula of every religion has in this age of reason, to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent.

It ill becomes us to invoke in our daily prayers the blessings of God, the Compassionate, if we in turn will not practice elementary compassion toward our fellow creatures.

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

I did once seriously think of embracing the Christian faith. The gentle figure of Christ, so full of forgiveness that he taught his followers not to retaliate when abused or struck, but to turn the other cheek - I thought it was a beautiful example of the perfect man.

I took the vow of celibacy in 1906. I had not shared my thoughts with my wife until then, but only consulted her at the time of making the vow. She had no objection.

I am a humble but very earnest seeker after truth.

Man is supposed to be the maker of his destiny. It is only partly true. He can make his destiny, only in so far as he is allowed by the Great Power.