Occupation: Civil Rights Leader Birth: October 2, 1869 Death: January 30, 1948
For Hindus to expect Islam, Christianity or Zoroastrianism to be driven out of India is as idle a dream as it would be for Mussalmans to have only Is….
Only the toad under the harrow knows where it pinches him..
By ahimsa we will be able to save the cow and also win the friendship of the English..
If all simply insist on rights and no duties, there will be utter confusion and chaos..
If I know Hinduism at all, it is essentially inclusive and ever-growing, ever-responsive. It gives the freest scope for imagination, speculation and ….
What is faith if it is not translated into action?.
Khadi mentality means decentralization of the production and distribution of the necessaries of life..
If Swaraj is to be had by peaceful methods, it will only be attained by attention to every little detail of national life..
Love has more force than a besieging army..
All humanity is one undivided and indivisible family. I cannot detach myself from the wickedest soul..
Untouchability is a hydra-headed monster..
All religions are branches of the same mighty tree, but I must not change over from one branch to another for the sake of expediency..
My personal religion enables me to serve my countrymen without hurting the English or, for that matter, anybody else..
People cannot hurt you without your permission..
In nature there is a fundamental unity running through all the diversity we see about us. Religions are given to mankind so as to accelerate the proc….
Find yourself by losing yourself for others..
I shall, of course, die with nonviolence on my lips..
A life without vows is like a ship without an anchor or like an edifice that is built on sand instead of a solid rock..
The Law of Love, call it attraction, affinity, cohesion if you like, governs the world..
Great causes cannot be served by intellectual equipment alone, they call for spiritual effort of soul-force..
Rama was not only on the lips of Hanuman. He was enthroned in his heart. He gave Hanuman exhaustless strength..