To forgive is not to forget. The merit lies in loving in spite of the vivid knowledge that one that must be loved is not a friend. There is not merit in loving an enemy when you forget him for a friend.
Mahatma GandhiRead
You have the choice to create the life your heart is yearning to live.
Interpretation
What this quote means
You have the power to shape your own life according to your desires and dreams.
This quote by Mahatma Gandhi emphasizes the importance of personal choice and agency in creating a fulfilling life. It suggests that each individual has the power to pursue their deepest aspirations and to construct a life that resonates with their true self, encouraging proactive steps towards achieving one's dreams and desires.
Themes
ChoiceLifeDreamsPersonal PowerAspiration
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech to inspire youth at a community center.
More from Mahatma Gandhi
All quotes βLove never claims, it ever gives. Love ever suffers, never resents never revenges itself.
Mahatma GandhiRead
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
Mahatma GandhiRead
The real test of nonviolence lies in its being brought in contact with those who have contempt for it.
Mahatma GandhiRead
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
Mahatma GandhiRead
The devotion of such titans of spirit as Lenin to an Ideal must bear fruit. The nobility of his selflessness will be an example through centuries to come, and his Ideal will reach perfection.
Mahatma GandhiRead
Similar quotes
It's a strange thing, you have said it thousands of times I am sure...you will never know what you can do until you try. However the sad truth is, that most people never try anything until they know they can do it.
Bob ProctorRead
All power is within you; you can do anything and everything. Believe in that, do not believe that you are weak; do not believe that you are half-crazy lunatics, as most of us do nowadays. You can do anything and everything without even the guidance of any one.
Swami VivekanandaRead
The secret of unleashing your true power is setting goals that are exciting enough that they truly inspire your creativity and ignite yourpassion.
Tony RobbinsRead
'Whiplash' scared me. I feel you should only do projects that scare you to some degree. I get motivated by those sorts of feelings.
Damien ChazelleRead
There can be no darker or more devastating tragedy than the death of man's faith in himself and in his power to direct his future.
Saul AlinskyRead
Use your faults, use your defects; then you're going to be a star.
Edith PiafRead