Mahatma Gandhi
It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.Collection: Health
Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.Collection: Faith
Each one prays to God according to his own light.Collection: Faith
My life is my message.Collection: Life
It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.Collection: Politics
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.Collection: Age
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.Collection: Power
My religion teaches me that whenever there is distress which one cannot remove, one must fast and pray.Collection: Religion
Faith... must be enforced by reason... when faith becomes blind it dies.Collection: Faith
I did once seriously think of embracing the Christian faith. The gentle figure of Christ, so full of forgiveness that he taught his followers not to retaliate when abused or struck, but to turn the other cheek - I thought it was a beautiful example of the perfect man.Collection: Faith
Truth never damages a cause that is just.Collection: Truth
Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.Collection: Truth
Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?Collection: Freedom
Man is supposed to be the maker of his destiny. It is only partly true. He can make his destiny, only in so far as he is allowed by the Great Power.Collection: Power
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.Collection: Wisdom
Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.Collection: Men
The good man is the friend of all living things.Collection: Nature
Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.Collection: Religion
My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him.Collection: Religion
I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won't presume to probe into the faults of others.Collection: Men
Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.Collection: Nature
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.Collection: Best
Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians - you are not like him.Collection: Religion
Nobody can hurt me without my permission.Collection: Strength
Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.Collection: Strength
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.Collection: Change
There is more to life than increasing its speed.Collection: Life
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.Collection: War
Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.Collection: Religion
Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err.Collection: Freedom
A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.Collection: Love
Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality.Collection: Truth
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.Collection: Learning
Fear has its use but cowardice has none.Collection: Fear
Violent means will give violent freedom. That would be a menace to the world and to India herself.Collection: Freedom
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.Collection: Strength
Those who know how to think need no teachers.Collection: Teacher
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.Collection: Truth
When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.Collection: Strength
But for my faith in God, I should have been a raving maniac.Collection: Faith
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.
Action expresses priorities.
You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.
There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supercedes all other courts.
An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.
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.
A man is but the product of his thoughts, what he thinks he becomes.