Mahatma Gandhi

The golden rule of conduct is mutual toleration, seeing that we will never all think alike and we shall see Truth in fragment and from different angles of vision.

The spirit of non-violence necessarily leads to humility. Non-violence means reliance on God, the rock of ages. If we would seek his aid, we must approach Him with a humble and contrite heart.

If I were asked to define the Hindu creed, I should simply say: search after Truth through non-violent means. Hinduism is a relentless pursuit after truth.

There is nothing on earth that I would not give up, excepting of course, two things and two things only, truth and nonviolence.

Truth and non-violence are not cloistered virtues but applicable as much in the forum and the legislatures as in the market place.

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat for it is momentary.

What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.

I believe in the doctrine of non-violence as a weapon of the weak. I believe in the doctrine of non-violence as a weapon of the strongest. I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed.

Disease increases in proportion to the increase in the number of doctors in a place.

The ideally non-violent state will be an ordered anarchy.

Every good movement passes through five stages, indifference, ridicule, abuse, repression, and respect.

Human society is a ceaseless growth, and unfoldment in terms of spirituality.

Non-violence and cowardice are contradictory terms. Non-violence is the greatest virtue, cowardice the greatest vice. Non-violence springs from love, cowardice from hate. Non-violence always suffers, cowardice would always inflict suffering. Perfect non-violence is the highest bravery. Non-violent conduct is never demoralising; cowardice always is.

There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.

That which looks for mercy from an opponent is not non-violence.

Non-violence ... is the only thing that the atom bomb cannot destroy.

We want to go in for suffering, and there may be torture. If we put the women in front the Government may hesitate to inflict on us all the penalty that they might otherwise inflict.

There is no beauty in the finest cloth if it makes hunger and unhappiness.

Fear has its use, but cowardice has none. I may not put my finger into the jaws of a snake, but the very sight of the snake need not strike terror into me.

As long as you are trying your very best, there can be no question of failure.

The sacrifice which causes sorrow to the doer of the sacrifice is no sacrifice. Real sacrifice lightens the mind of the doer and gives him a sense of peace and joy. The Buddha gave up the pleasures of life because they had become painful to him.