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357 Gandhi Quotes and Sayings Score
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever 88
Unwearied ceaseless effort is the price that must be paid for turning faith into a rich infallible experience 84
Satisfaction lies in the effort¸ not in the attainment¸ full effort is full victory 83
Be the change that you want to see in the world 82
We must become the change we want to see in the world 82
The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problem 82
Healthy discontent is the prelude to progress 81
I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself¸ I won't presume to probe into the faults of others 81
I object to violence because when it appears to do good¸ the good is only temporary¸ the evil it does is permanent 81
Happiness is when what you think¸ what you say¸ and what you do are in harmony 80
The golden rule is to act fearlessly upon what one believes to be right 80
Truth is what the voice within tells you 80
It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity 80
Peace is its own reward 79
Faith must be enforced by reason. When faith becomes blind it dies 79
One who uses coercion is guilty of deliberate violence. Coercion is inhuman 79
Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy 79
All your scholarship would be in vain if at the same time you do not build your character and attain mastery over your thoughts and your actions 79
Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances 79
Those who know how to think need no teachers 78
Action expresses priorities 78
It is weakness which breeds fear¸ and fear breeds distrust 78
The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives¸ everything he does becomes tainted 78
What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea 78
We win justice quickest by rendering justice to the other party 78
It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err 78
My notion of democracy is that under it the weakest should have the same opportunity as the strongest 78
Democracy¸ disciplined and enlightened¸ is the finest thing in the world 78
Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality 77
Passive resistance is an all-sided sword¸ it blesses him who uses it and him against whom it is used 77
The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within 77
Interdependence is and ought to be as much the ideal of man as self-sufficiency. Man is a social being 77
It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver 77
Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment 77
Use truth as your anvil¸ nonviolence as your hammer and anything that does not stand the test when it is brought to the anvil of truth and hammered with nonviolence¸ reject it 77
What difference does it make to the dead¸ the orphans¸ and the homeless¸ whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy? 77
Constant development is the law of life¸ and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position 77
The truest test of civilization¸ culture and dignity is character¸ not clothing 77
True morality consists not in following the beaten track¸ but in finding out the true path for ourselves and in fearlessly following it 77
Truth stands¸ even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained 77
Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having 76
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others 76
I reject any religious doctrine that does not appeal to reason and is in conflict with morality 76
Nobody can hurt me without my permission 76
In true democracy every man and women is taught to think for himself or herself 76
One's own religion is after all a matter between oneself and one's maker and no one else's 76
My life is my message 76
The only way love punishes is by suffering 76
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong 76
My effort should never be to undermine another's faith but to make him a better follower of his own faith 76
It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business 76
Men of stainless character will easily inspire confidence and automatically purify the atmosphere around them 76
There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supercedes all other courts 76
An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation¸ nor does truth become error because nobody sees it 76
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean¸ if a few drops of the ocean are dirty¸ the ocean does not become dirty 76
Coercion cannot but result in chaos in the end 76
Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort 76
Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it¸ it shines clear 76
Nonviolent noncooperation with evil means cooperation with all that is good 76
The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience 76
Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress 75
There would be no one to frighten you if you refuse to be afraid 75
Increase of material comforts does not in any way whatsoever conduce to moral growth 75
Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men 75
Moral results can only be produced by moral restraints 75
My faith is brightest in the midst of impenetrable darkness 75
Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man 75
The more efficient a force is the more silent and the more subtle it is 75
Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty¸ it is its own reward. Everything else is in God's hands 75
Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well 75
Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit 75
We should meet abuse by forbearance. Human nature is so constituted that if we take absolutely no notice of anger or abuse¸ the person indulging in it will soon weary of it and stop 75
Disobedience that is wholly civil should never provoke retaliation 75
True nonviolence should mean a complete freedom from illwill and anger and hate and an overflowing love for all 75
Conscience is the ripe fruit of strictest discipline 75
Passive resistance is a method of securing rights by personal suffering¸ it is the reverse of resistance by arms 74
I like your Christ¸ I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ 74
I am prepared to die¸ but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill 74
Democracy is not a state in which people act like sheep 74
A coward is incapable of exhibiting love¸ it is the prerogative of the brave 74
No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive 74
True discipline gives enthusiastic obedience to instructions even though they do not satisfy the reason 74
Truth never damages a cause that is just 74
An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching 74
I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul 74
I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles¸ but today it means getting along with people 74
If it is man's privilege to be independent¸ it is equally his duty to be inter-dependent 74
The spirit of democracy cannot be imposed from without. It has to come from within 74
Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer 74
Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one's own religion 74
Everyone who wills can hear the inner voice. It is within everyone 74
Satyagraha can rid society of all evils¸ political¸ economic and moral 74
I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and Non-violence are as old as the hills. All I have done is to try experiments in both on as vast a scale as I could 74
Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good 74
The very essence of democracy is that every person represents all the varied interests which compose the nation 74
First they ignore you¸ then they laugh at you¸ then they fight you¸ then you win 73
You can chain me¸ you can torture me¸ you can even destroy this body¸ but you will never imprison my mind 73
Just as a man would not cherish living in a body other than his own¸ so do nations not like to live under other nations¸ however noble and great the latter may be 73
Peace will not come out of a clash of arms but out of justice lived and done by unarmed nations in the face of odds 73
There are people in the world so hungry¸ that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread 73
Capital as such is not evil¸ it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed 73
Glory lies in the attempt to reach one's goal and not in reaching it 73
No society can possibly be built on a denial of individual freedom 73
Even if you are a minority of one¸ the truth is the truth 73
If co-operation is a duty¸ I hold that non-co-operation also under certain conditions is equally a duty 73
Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep 73
To believe in something¸ and not to live it¸ is dishonest 73
Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the State becomes lawless corrupt 73
A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people 73
Faith is not something to grasp¸ it is a state to grow into 73
The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different 73
Faith is not imparted like secular subjects. It is given through the language of the heart 73
Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you¸ but it is most important that you do it 73
Disobedience to be civil has to be open and nonviolent 73
Fear is not a disease of the body¸ fear kills the soul 72
Real noncooperation is noncooperation with evil and not with the evil doer 72
The hardest heart and the grossest ignorance must disappear before the rising sun of suffering without anger and without malice 72
Where there is love there is life 72
Evolution of democracy is not possible if we are not prepared to hear the other side 72
Freedom is like birth. Till we are fully free¸ we are slaves 72
Democracy is a great institution and¸ therefore¸ it is liable to be greatly abused 72
Providence has its appointed hour for everything. We cannot command results¸ we can only strive 72
That service is the noblest which is rendered for its own sake 72
Democracy necessarily means a conflict of will and ideas¸ involving sometimes a war to the knife between different ideas 72
Truth is like a vast tree which yields more and more fruit the more you nurture it 72
Jesus Christ¸ Daniel and Socrates represented the purest form of passive resistance or soul force 72
When restraint and courtesy are added to strength¸ the latter becomes irresistible 72
Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart 72
Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err 72
Man's nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been know to yield to the influence of love. You must never despair of human nature 72
The real property that a parent can transmit to all equally is his or her character and educational facilities 72
To observe morality is to attain mastery over our mind and our passions 72
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will 72
Civil disobedience is the assertion of a right which law should give but which it denies 72
Whatever may be true of other modes of warfare¸ in satyagraha it has been held that the causes for failure are to be sought within 72
A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks¸ he becomes 72
Disobedience to be civil implies discipline¸ thought¸ care¸ attention 72
I believe in equality for everyone¸ except reporters and photographers 71
Performance of duty and observance of morality are convertible 71
Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding 71
My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising him 71
A satyagrahi has infinite patience¸ abundant faith in others and ample hope 71
An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind 71
A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history 71
Before the throne of the Almighty¸ man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts 71
Fearlessness presupposes calmness and peace of mind 71
Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is 71
In matters of conscience¸ the law of the majority has no place 71
The main purpose of life is to live rightly¸ think rightly¸ act rightly. The soul must languish when we give all our thought to the body 71
A "No" uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a "Yes" merely uttered to please¸ or worse¸ to avoid trouble 71
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 of other nationalities 71
Prayer is a confession of one's own unworthiness and weakness 70
Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith 70
My fight against untouchability is a fight against the impure in humanity 70
I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following 70
Independence of my conception means nothing less than the realization of the "Kingdom of God" within you and on this earth 70
No charter of freedom will be worth looking at which does not ensure the same measure of freedom for the minorities as for the majority 70
The good man is the friend of all living things 70
As human beings¸ our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves 70
Love thy neighbor as thyself is no counsel of perfection. The capitalist is as much a neighbor of the laborer as the latter is a neighbor of the former¸ and one has to seek and win the willing co- operation of the other. Nor does the principle mean that we should accept exploitation lying down. Our internal strength will render all exploitation impossible 70
Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul 70
The spirit of democracy cannot be established in the midst of terrorism¸ whether governmental or popular 70
For a nonviolent person¸ the whole world is one family. He will thus fear none¸ nor will others fear him 70
We may have our private opinions but why should they be a bar to the meeting of hearts? 70
Though we may know him by a thousand names¸ he is one and the same to us all 70
To safeguard democracy the people must have a keen sense of independence¸ self-respect and their oneness 70
If I had no sense of humor¸ I would long ago have committed suicide 69
Fear has its use but cowardice has none 69
Faith gains in strength only when people are willing to lay down their lives for it 69
I have worshipped woman as the living embodiment of the spirit of service and sacrifice 69
Corruption and hypocrisy ought not to be inevitable products of democracy¸ as they undoubtedly are today 69
A man who was completely innocent¸ offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others¸ including his enemies¸ and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act 69
Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up 69
Complete independence does not mean arrogant isolation or a superior disdain for all help 69
Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied¸ it is the most potent instrument of action 69
I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world 69
Justice does not help those who slumber but helps only those who are vigilant 69
Truth is the first to be sought for¸ and beauty and goodness will then be added unto you 69
Gentleness¸ self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion 69
Independence means voluntary restraints and discipline¸ voluntary acceptance of the rule of law 69
To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer 69
Nonviolent action without the cooperation of the heart and the head cannot produce the intended result 69
The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective it demands the sacrifice of the bravest and the most spotless 68
I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed 68
The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated 68
I will far rather see the race of man extinct than that we should become less than beasts by making the noblest of God's creation¸ woman¸ the object of our lust 68
Intolerance¸ discourtesy and harshness are taboo in all good society and are surely contrary to the spirit of democracy 68
For me every ruler is alien that defies public opinion 68
The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher law¸ to the strength of the spirit 68
The greater our innocence¸ the greater our strength and the swifter our victory 68
The truth is that God is the force. He is the essence of life. He is pure and undefiled consciousness. He is eternal 68
Every truth is self-acting and possesses inherent strength 68
Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living? 68
If we are to teach real peace in this world¸ and if we are to carry on a real war against war¸ we shall have to begin with the children 68
There is nothing that wastes the body like worry¸ and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever 68
What is true of the individual will be tomorrow true of the whole nation if individuals will but refuse to lose heart and hope 68
Morality is contraband in war 68
A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers 68
Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart 68
Non-violence¸ which is the quality of the heart¸ cannot come by an appeal to the brain 68
An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so 67
Poverty is the worst form of violence 67
God is¸ even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands¸ even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained 67
Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education 67
The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent 67
If by strength is meant moral power¸ then woman is immeasurably man's superior 67
Truth and untruth often co-exist¸ good and evil often are found together 67
Let everyone try and find that as a result of daily prayer he adds something new to his life¸ something with which nothing can be compared 67
Noncooperation means refusal both to help the sinner in his sin and to accept any help or gift from him till he has repented 67
Are creeds such simple things like the clothes which a man can change at will and put on at will? Creeds are such for which people live for ages and ages 67
Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not¸ we should be sincere enough to admit that we love evil too well to give it up 67
It is better to be violent¸ if there is violence in our hearts¸ than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence 67
What is faith if it is not translated into action? 67
Morality which depends upon the helplessness of a man or woman has not much to recommend it. Morality is rooted in the purity of our hearts 67
Measures must always in a progressive society be held superior to men¸ who are after all imperfect instruments¸ working for their fulfilment 67
Satyagraha does not depend on the outside help¸ it derives all its strength from within 67
Sorrow and suffering make for character if they are voluntarily borne¸ but not if they are imposed 67
Even as a tree has a single trunk but many branches and leaves¸ there is one religion¸ but any number of faiths 67
A satyagrahi turns the searchlight inward relentlessly to weed out all the defects that may be lying hidden there still 67
A principle is the expression of perfection¸ and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection¸ we devise every moment limits of its compromise in practice 67
Your character must be above suspicion and you must be truthful and self controlled 66
The fight of Satyagraha is for the strong in spirit¸ not the doubter or the timid. Satyagraha teaches us the art of living as well as dying 66
Truth alone will endure¸ all the rest will be swept away before the tide of time 66
Non-violence requires a double faith¸ faith in God and also faith in man 66
A definite forgiveness would mean a definite recognition of our strength 66
There is no occasion for women to consider themselves subordinate or inferior to man 66
To deprive a man of his natural liberty and to deny to him the ordinary amenities of life is worse then starving the body¸ it is starvation of the soul¸ the dweller in the body 66
Every living faith must have within itself the power of rejuvenation if it is to live. Just as the body cannot exist without blood¸ so the soul needs matchless and pure strength of faith 66
Faith is not like a delicate flower which would wither away in the slightest stormy weather 66
What the eyes are for the outer world¸ fasts are for the inner 66
All the religions of the world¸ while they may differ in other respects¸ unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but truth 66
Every formula of every religion has in this age of reason¸ to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent 66
Religion is more than life. Remember that his own religion is the truest to every man even if it stands low in the scales of philosophical comparison 66
There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed 66
I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own¸ however¸ that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps 66
Love is the subtlest force in the world 66
It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh 65
Nearly everything you do is of no importance¸ but it is important that you do it 65
The quest of truth involves self-suffering¸ sometimes even upto death 65
You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them 65
Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr¸ but let no one lust for martyrdom 65
A fear-stricken person can never know God¸ and one who knows God will never fear a mortal man 65
Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India¸ history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest 65
The method of satyagraha requires that the satyagrahi should never lose hope¸ so long as there is the slightest ground left for it 65
Imitation is the sincerest flattery 65
Passive resistance¸ unlike nonviolence¸ has no power to change men's hearts 65
Nonviolence is the rock on which the whole structure of noncooperation is built 65
The real ornament of woman is her character¸ her purity 65
Violent means will give violent freedom. That would be a menace to the world and to India herself 65
Satyagraha has been designed as an effective substitute for violence 65
A living faith cannot be manufactured by the rule of majority 65
I claim that human mind or human society is not divided into watertight compartments called social¸ political and religious. All act and react upon one another 65
Justice that love gives is a surrender¸ justice that law gives is a punishment 65
Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed 65
Truth and nonviolence will never be destroyed 65
Civil disobedience presupposes willing obedience of our self-imposed rules¸ and without it civil disobedience would be cruel joke 65
Noncooperation is intended to pave the way to real¸ honorable and voluntary cooperation based on mutual respect and trust 65
All compromise is based on give and take¸ but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take 65
It is my firm conviction that if the State supressed capitalism by violence¸ it will be caught in the coils of violence itself¸ and will fail to develop non-violence at any time. The State represents violence in a concentrated and organized form. The individual has a soul¸ but as the State is a soulless machine¸ it can never be weaned from violence to which it owes its very existence 65
We do not need to proselytise either by our speech or by our writing. We can only do so really with our lives. Let our lives be open books for all to study 65
A complete fast is a complete and literal denial of self. It is the truest prayer 65
Only he can take great resolves who has indomitable faith in God and has fear of God 64
But for my faith in God¸ I should have been a raving maniac 64
If patience is worth anything¸ it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm 64
Democracy and violence can ill go together 64
I would far rather that Hinduism died than untouchability lived 64
If nonviolence is the law of our being¸ the future is with women 64
Man lives freely only by his readiness to die¸ if need be¸ at the hands of his brother¸ never by killing him 64
Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another 64
Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plan living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Man's happiness really lies in contentment 64
Freedom received through the efforts of others¸ however benevolent¸ cannot be retained when such effort is withdrawn 64
It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings 64
A genuine fast cleanses the body¸ mind and soul. It crucifies the flesh and to that extent sets the soul free 64
I would heartily welcome the union of East and West provided it is not based on brute force 64
There is more to life than increasing its speed 64
Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart¸ and it must be an inseparable part of our being 64
Non-cooperation is a measure of discipline and sacrifice¸ and it demands respect for the opposite views 64
There is an orderliness in the universe¸ there is an unalterable law governing everything and every being that exists or lives. It is no blind law¸ for no blind law can govern the conduct of living beings 64
Democracy is an impossible thing until the power is shared by all¸ but let not democracy degenerate into mobocracy 64
Justice will come when it is deserved by our being and feeling strong 64
Unless discipline is rooted in nonviolence¸ it might prove a source of infinite mischief 64
This freedom from all attachment is the realization of God as Truth 63
Civil disobedience means capacity for unlimited suffering without the intoxicating excitement of killing 63
Violent men have not been known in history to die to a man. They die up to a point 63
My Noncooperation is with methods and systems¸ never with men 63
Passive resistance is a misnomer for nonviolent resistance. It is more active than violent resistance 63
There is no principle worth the name if it is not wholly good 63
By patriotism I mean the welfare of the whole people¸ if I secure it at the hands of my opponent¸ I should bow down my head to him 63
If your heart acquires strength¸ you will be able to remove blemishes from others without thinking evil of them 63
A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness 63
I look upon an increase of the power of the State with the greatest fear¸ because although while apparently doing good by minimizing exploitation¸ it does the greatest harm to mankind by destroying individuality¸ which lies at the root of all progress. We know of so many cases where men have adopted trusteeship¸ but none where the State has really lived for the poor 63
We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought¸ word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it 63
It can be easily demonstrated that destruction of the capitalist must mean destruction in the end of the worker and as no human being is so bad as to be beyond redemption¸ no human being is so perfect as to warrant his destroying him whom he wrongly considers to be wholly evil 63
Commonsense is the realised sense of proportion 63
Woman is the companion of man¸ gifted with equal mental capacity 63
Anger¸ lust and such other evil passions ranging in the heart are the real untouchables 62
Truth without humility would be an arrogant caricature 62
Woman is more fitted than man to make exploration and take bolder action in nonviolence 62
In a gentle way¸ you can shake the world 62
True suffering does not know itself and never calculates 62
Satyagraha is a relentless search for truth and a determination to search truth 62
Nonviolence succeeds only when we have a real living faith in God 61
God never made man that he may consider another man as an untouchable 61
To say that a single human being¸ because of his birth¸ becomes an untouchable¸ unapproachable¸ or invisible¸ is to deny God 61
Truth and nonviolence demand that no human being may debar himself from serving any other human being¸ no matter how sinful he may be 61
Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening 61
Satyagraha is a force that has come to stay. No force in the world can kill it 61
I do not want my house to be walled in on sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all the lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible 61
Robust faith in oneself and brave trust of the opponent¸ so-called or real¸ is the best safeguard 61
Non-violence is the article of faith 61
A person who has realized the principle of nonviolence has the God-given strength for his weapon and the world has not yet known anything that can match it 61
In the dictionary of satyagraha¸ there is no enemy 61
A genuine satyagraha should never excite contempt in the opponent even when it fails to command regard or respect 61
Noncooperation is not a hymn of hate 60
Satyagraha is a law of universal application. Beginning with the family¸ its use can be extended to every other circle 60
Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her 60
A satyagrahi loves his so called enemy even as he loves his friend. He owns no enemy 60
The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart 60
Each one prays to God according to his own light 60
Satyagraha is a process of educating public opinion¸ such that it covers all the elements of the society and makes itself irresistible 59
Satyagraha does not begin and end with civil disobedience 59
Since satyagraha is a method of conversion and conviction¸ it seeks never to use the slightest coercion 59
Truth¸ which is permanent¸ eludes the historian of events. Truth transcends history 59
God sometimes does try to the uttermost those whom he wishes to bless 58
My religion teaches me that whenever there is distress which one cannot remove one must fast and pray 58
Self-respect knows no considerations 58
What I object to is the craze for machinery¸ not machinery as such 58
It is any day better to stand erect with a broken and bandaged head then to crawl on one's belly¸ in order to be able to save one's head 58
A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed¸ but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal 58
Woman¸ I hold¸ is the personification of self-sacrifice¸ but unfortunately today she does not realize what tremendous advantage she has over man 57
In the code of the satyagrahi¸ there is no such thing as surrender to brute force 57
Satyagraha thrives on repression till at last the repressor is tired and the object of satyagraha is gained 57
Where love is¸ there God is also 57
God¸ as truth¸ has been for me a treasure beyond price. May he be so to every one of us 57
Fasting is an institution as old as Adam. It has been resorted to for self-purification or for some ends¸ noble as well as ignoble 57
When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon¸ my soul expands in the worship of the creator 57
Non-cooperation and civil disobedience are different but branches of the same tree call Satyagraha 57
I do not regard capital to be enemy of labor 56
The force of nonviolence is infinitely more wonderful and subtle than the material force of nature¸ like electricity 56
No doubt¸ capital is lifeless¸ but not the capitalists who are amenable to conversion 55
A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion 55
A clear victory of satyagraha is impossible so long as there is ill-will 55
Noncooperation in political field is an extension of the doctrine as it is practiced in the domestic field 55
Satyagraha is an attribute of the spirit within 55
A weak man is just by accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident 55
The avowed policy of noncooperation has been not to make political use of disputes between labor and capital 54
Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame 54
I know¸ to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace 53
What I call the law of satyagraha is to be deduced from an appreciation of duties and rights flowing there from 53
The sword of passive resistance does not require a scabbard 51
Satyagraha¸ of which civil-resistance is but a part¸ is to me the universal law of life 51
Where there is fear¸ there is not religion 51
Truth is self-evident¸ nonviolence is its maturest fruit¸ it is contained in Truth¸ but is not self-evident 51
A satyagrahi cannot go to law for a personal wrong 49
Truth is the right designation of God 48
The supreme consideration is man. The machine should not tend to make atrophied the limbs of man 46
Today machinery merely helps a few to ride on the backs of millions 34