Occupation: Civil Rights Leader Birth: October 2, 1869 Death: January 30, 1948
My whole soul rebels against the idea that Hinduism and Islam represent two antagonistic cultures and doctrines..
A heart-felt prayer is not recitation with the lips. It is a yearning from within which expresses itself in every word, every act, nay every thought ….
Openness of mind strengthens the truth in us and removes the dross from it, if there is any..
Truth is as hard as adamant and tender as a blossom..
God alone is immortal, imperishable..
Man has reason, discrimination and free-will such as it is. The brute has no such thing. It is not a free agent, and knows no distinction between vir….
My nonviolence does not admit of running away from danger and leaving the dear ones unprotected..
A satyagrahi may not ride two horses, truth and untruth, at the same time, nor, to change the metaphor, trim his sail to catch every breeze as you do….
Live each day as if it were your last. Learn as if you would live forever..
The real property that a parent can transmit to all equally is his or her character and educational facilities..
For me, the different religions are beautiful flowers from the same garden, or they are branches of the same majestic tree. Therefore, they are equal….
Learn as if you will live forever..
Means are not to be distinguished from ends. If violent means are used, there will be bad results..
Non-co-operation in the political field is an extension of the doctrine as it is practised in the domestic field..
In Hinduism we have got an admirable foot-rule to measure every shastra and every rule of conduct, and that is truth..
A vow imparts stability, ballast and firmness to one's character..
God has a thousand names, or rather He is Nameless..
Swadeshi is the only doctrine consistent with the law of humanity and love..
Even as wisdom often comes from the mouths of babes, so does it often come from the mouths of old people. The golden rule is to test everything in th….
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will..
My nationalism is as broad as my swadeshi, I want India's rise so that the whole world may benefit..