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Mahatma Gandhi

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Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) was an Indian lawyer and political activist who became the leader of India's independence movement against British colonial rule. Through his philosophy of nonviolent resistance, Gandhi inspired civil rights and freedom movements across the world. He is widely regarded as one of the most transformative leaders in modern history.

“When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Strength

All Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

“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.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Life

“The good man is the friend of all living things.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Good

“Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Death

“Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty it is its own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Best

“It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Men

“Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Anger

“All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Truth.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Truth

“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.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Love

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Inspirational

“Justice that love gives is a surrender, justice that law gives is a punishment.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Love

“Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Relationship

“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.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Change

“Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Education

“Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Politics

“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.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Anger

“There is more to life than increasing its speed.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Life

“Morality is contraband in war.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

War

“Unwearied ceaseless effort is the price that must be paid for turning faith into a rich infallible experience.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Experience

“Measures must always in a progressive society be held superior to men, who are after all imperfect instruments, working for their fulfilment.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Men

“Every formula of every religion has in this age of reason, to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Age