Occupation: Civil Rights Leader Birth: October 2, 1869 Death: January 30, 1948
Let the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day: - I shall not fear anyone on Earth. - I shall fear only God. - I sha….
My patriotism is not an exclusive thing. It is all-embracing and I should reject that patriotism which sought to mount the distress or exploitation o….
A person who is worried about the outcome of his work does not see his goal; he sees only his opposition and the obstacles before him..
The world is changing every moment, and is therefore unreal. It has non permanent existence..
Nobody in this world possesses absolute truth. This is God's attribute alone. Relative truth is all we know. Therefore, we can only follow the truth ….
Violent means will give violent freedom..
Jesus never uttered a loftier or a grander truth than when he said that wisdom cometh out of the mouths of babes..
No matter how insignificant the thing you have to do, do it as well as you can, give it as much of your care and attention as you would give to the t….
My motto is "Unite now, today if you can; fight if you must. But in every case avoid British intervention.".
Each one prays to God according to his own light..
Even if masses of people were to burn khadi publicly and say that it is an insane programme, I will declare that those people have gone mad..
Ahimsa is an attribute of the brave. Cowardice and ahimsa don't go together any more that water and fire..
Do not crave to know the views of others, nor base your intent thereon. To think independently for yourself is a sign of fearlessness..
The cause of the spinning wheel is too great and too good to have to rest on mere hero-worship..
The sum total of karma is God..
A nonviolent person's life is always at the disposal of him who would take it..
Temple going is for the purification of the soul..
A satyagrahi lays down his life, but never gives up. That is the meaning of the 'do or die' slogan..
What is Truth? A difficult question; but I have solved it for myself by saying that it is what the "voice within" tells you. All that I can in true h….
I think it would be a good idea..
There is nothing on earth that I would not give up, excepting of course, two things and two things only, truth and nonviolence..