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
I must dissent emphatically from any proposal to spend any money on preparing a statue of me, more especially at a time when people do not have enough food and clothing.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Gandhi emphasizes the importance of prioritizing human needs over personal honor.
In this quote, Mahatma Gandhi expresses his strong disagreement with spending resources on a statue in his honor, particularly when many people are suffering from basic deprivation. He advocates for a moral stance that puts the welfare of individuals above personal glorification, highlighting the consequence of materialism during times of hardship.
Themes
DissentResourcesHuman NeedsMoralityAdvocacy
In practice
Example use cases
During a charity event, one might use this quote to emphasize the need for prioritizing donations over personal accolades.
More from Mahatma Gandhi
All quotes →Love 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
Openness isn't the end. It's the beginning.
Margaret HeffernanRead
Having, First, gained all you can, and, Secondly saved all you can, Then give all you can.
John WesleyRead
A man loves the meat in his youth that he cannot endure in his age.
William ShakespeareRead
There can be no peace in the world so long as a large proportion of the population lack the necessities of life and believe that a change of the political and economic system will make them available. World peace must be based on world plenty.
John Boyd OrrRead
It is that of an unsatisfied desire which is itself more desirable than any other satisfaction.
C. S. LewisRead
Multinational corporations do control. They control the politicians. They control the media. They control the pattern of consumption, entertainment, thinking. They're destroying the planet and laying the foundation for violent outbursts and racial division.
Jerry BrownRead