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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.

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

— Mahatma Gandhi

Truth

All Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

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

— Mahatma Gandhi

Freedom

“Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Truth

“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

“But for my faith in God, I should have been a raving maniac.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Faith

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

— Mahatma Gandhi

Equality

“Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Nature

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

— Mahatma Gandhi

Humor

“God sometimes does try to the uttermost those whom he wishes to bless.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

God

“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

“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.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Good

“What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Good

“Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Anger

“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.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

God

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

— Mahatma Gandhi

Faith

“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.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Life

“Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one's own religion.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Religion

“A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Faith

“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.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Wisdom

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

— Mahatma Gandhi

Love

“There is no principle worth the name if it is not wholly good.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

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