Occupation: Civil Rights Leader Birth: October 2, 1869 Death: January 30, 1948
A convert's enthusiasm for his new religion is greater than that of a person who is born in it..
A society or a nation constructed nonviolently must be able to withstand attack upon its structure from without or within..
Whatever I do is out of love..
Nothing is impossible for pure love..
This campaign of non-cooperation has no reference to diplomacy, secret or open. The only diplomacy it admits of is the statement and pursuance of tru….
Obedience to the law of bread labour will bring about a silent revolution in the structure of society..
Disorder and violence are, in fact, things that might check the pace of India's progress..
Nonviolence and cowardice go ill together..
...service can have no meaning unless one takes pleasure in it. When it is done for show or for fear of public opinion, it stunts the man and crushes….
Let our lives be open books for all to study..
Active nonviolence is necessary for those who will offer civil disobedience but the will and proper training are enough for the people to co-operate ….
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 ….
It is my unshakable belief that India's destiny is to deliver the message of nonviolence to mankind..
Non-co-operators will make a serious mistake if they seek to convert people to their creed by violence..
God's laws are eternal and unalterable and not separable from God Himself..
You can't shake hands with a closed fist..
My commitment is to truth not consistency..
The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted..
If hand-spinning is an effective method of making India self-supporting, it must be made part of the franchise..
Non-cooperatio n with evil is a sacred duty..
To get rid of the infatuation for English is one of the essentials of Swaraj..