Mahatma Gandhi

I know, to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace.

We may never be strong enough to be entirely non-violent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep non-violence as our goal and make steady progress towards it.

Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position.

That service is the noblest which is rendered for its own sake.

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

Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.

We win justice quickest by rendering justice to the other party.

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

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

Morality which depends upon the helplessness of a man or woman has not much to recommend it. Morality is rooted in the purity of our hearts.

Providence has its appointed hour for everything. We cannot command results, we can only strive.

Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause.

Healthy discontent is the prelude to progress.

Imitation is the sincerest flattery.

I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed.

When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.

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

Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart.

Truth never damages a cause that is just.

Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our being.

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