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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.

“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Strength

All Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

“Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Freedom

“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.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Truth

“A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Good

“I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Equality

“Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Great

“Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Peace

“Violent men have not been known in history to die to a man. They die up to a point.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

History

“Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Faith

“Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Faith

“Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Morning

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Forgiveness

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

— Mahatma Gandhi

Life

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

— Mahatma Gandhi

Education

“The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Truth

“If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Humor

“Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Truth

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

— Mahatma Gandhi

Death

“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Peace

“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.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Society

“A coward is incapable of exhibiting love it is the prerogative of the brave.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Love