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
The truth can never be wrong, even if no one hears it.
Interpretation
Truth remains valid regardless of public acknowledgment or acceptance.
This quote emphasizes the intrinsic value of truth, suggesting that its validity is not dependent on external validation or widespread recognition. It reminds us that truth stands firm on its own, and even if it goes unheard or unacknowledged by others, it retains its significance.
In practice
During a discussion on ethics, one might cite this quote to emphasize the importance of honesty.
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.
Love never claims, it ever gives. Love ever suffers, never resents never revenges itself.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
The real test of nonviolence lies in its being brought in contact with those who have contempt for it.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
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.
Their silence is praise enough.
We should so provide for old age that it may have no urgent wants of this world to absorb it from meditation on the next. It is awful to see the lean hands of dotage making a coffer of the grave.
Some would find fault with the morning, if they ever got up early enough.. The fault find faults even in Paradise.
Your biography is not your destiny, your decisions are.
There is no room for hypocrisy. Why use bitter soup for healing when sweet water is everywhere?
Let me tell so much truth. I want to tell the truth in my work. The truth will lead me to all.
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