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Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

If I preach against the modern artificial life of sensual enjoyment, and ask men and women to go back to the simple life epitomized in the charkha, I do so because I know that without an intelligent return to simplicity, there is no escape from our d Picture Quote #1

A dissolute character is more dissolute in thought than in deed. And the same is true of violence. Our violence in word and deed is but a feeble echo of the surging violence of thought in us Picture Quote #1

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well. There is nothing more potent than thought. Deed follows word and word follows thought. The word is the result of a mighty thought, and where the thought is mighty and pure the result is always mighty and pure Picture Quote #1

I do not want my house to be rounded by walls and my windows to be closed to other cultures. I wish to become familiar with the culture of lands as much as possible but I will not permit them to affect me or shake me from my own status Picture Quote #1

A woman’s intuition has often proved truer than a man’s arrogant assumption of knowledge Picture Quote #1

The right to err, which means the freedom to try experiments, is the universal condition of all progress Picture Quote #1

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I learnt the lesson on nonviolence from my wife, when I tried to bend her to my will. Her determined resistance to my will on the one hand, and her quiet submission to the suffering my stupidity involved on the other, ultimately made me ashamed of myself and cured me of my stupidity in thinking that I was born to rule over her Picture Quote #1

An education which does not teach us to discriminate between good and bad, to assimilate the one and eschew the other, is a misnomer Picture Quote #1

If everyone will try to understand the core of his own religion and adhere to it, and will not allow false teachers to dictate to him, there will be no room left for quarrelling Picture Quote #1

The cry for peace will be a cry in the wilderness, so long as the spirit of nonviolence does not dominate millions of men and women Picture Quote #1

Throughout the history of mankind there have been murderers and tyrants; and while it may seem momentarily that they have the upper hand, they have always fallen. Always Picture Quote #1

A love that is based on the goodness of those whom you love is a mercenary affair Picture Quote #1

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We find the general work of mankind is being carried on from day to day by the mass of people acting in harmony as if by instinct. If they were instinctively violent, the world would end in no time Picture Quote #1

The unlimited capacity of the plant world to sustain man at his highest is a region as yet unexplored by modern science Picture Quote #1

The ideal that marriage aims at is that of spiritual union through the physical. The human love that it incarnates is intended to serve as a stepping stone to diving or universal love Picture Quote #1

I am a poor mendicant. My earthly possessions consist of six spinning wheels, prison dishes, a can of goat’s milk, six homespun loincloths and towels and my reputation, which cannot be worth much Picture Quote #1

If you want something done, ask. If you want something done quickly, ask, and then begin counting down from ten with no explanation Picture Quote #1

The true democrat is he who with purely nonviolent means defends his liberty and, therefore, his country’s and ultimately that of the whole of mankind Picture Quote #1

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I cannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before any one even at the cost of your life Picture Quote #1

My nonviolence does not admit of running away from danger and leaving the dear ones unprotected Picture Quote #1

Think of the poorest person you know and see if your next act will be of any use to him Picture Quote #1

A full and candid admission of one’s mistakes should make proof against its repetition Picture Quote #1

Truth and nonviolence demand that no human being may debar himself from serving any other human being, no matter how sinful he may be Picture Quote #1

Civil disobedience is the assertion of a right which law should give but which it denies Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

Religion is not what you will get after reading all the scriptures of the world. It is not really what is grasped by the grain. It is a heart grasp Picture Quote #1

A mother would never by choice sleep in a wet bed but she would gladly do so in order to spare the dry bed for her child Picture Quote #1

To conceal ignorance is to increase it. An honest confession of it, however, gives ground for the hope that it will diminish some day or the other Picture Quote #1

Democracy is an impossible thing until the power is shared by all, but let not democracy degenerate into mobocracy Picture Quote #1

A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people Picture Quote #1

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If I preach against the modern artificial life of sensual enjoyment, and ask men and women to go back to the simple life epitomized in the charkha, I do so because I know that without an intelligent return to simplicity, there is no escape from our d (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) A dissolute character is more dissolute in thought than in deed. And the same is true of violence. Our violence in word and deed is but a feeble echo of the surging violence of thought in us (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well. There is nothing more potent than thought. Deed follows word and word follows thought. The word is the result of a mighty thought, and where the thought is mighty and pure the result is always mighty and pure (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) I do not want my house to be rounded by walls and my windows to be closed to other cultures. I wish to become familiar with the culture of lands as much as possible but I will not permit them to affect me or shake me from my own status (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) A woman’s intuition has often proved truer than a man’s arrogant assumption of knowledge (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) The right to err, which means the freedom to try experiments, is the universal condition of all progress (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) I learnt the lesson on nonviolence from my wife, when I tried to bend her to my will. Her determined resistance to my will on the one hand, and her quiet submission to the suffering my stupidity involved on the other, ultimately made me ashamed of myself and cured me of my stupidity in thinking that I was born to rule over her (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) An education which does not teach us to discriminate between good and bad, to assimilate the one and eschew the other, is a misnomer (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) If everyone will try to understand the core of his own religion and adhere to it, and will not allow false teachers to dictate to him, there will be no room left for quarrelling (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) The cry for peace will be a cry in the wilderness, so long as the spirit of nonviolence does not dominate millions of men and women (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) Throughout the history of mankind there have been murderers and tyrants; and while it may seem momentarily that they have the upper hand, they have always fallen. Always (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) A love that is based on the goodness of those whom you love is a mercenary affair (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) We find the general work of mankind is being carried on from day to day by the mass of people acting in harmony as if by instinct. If they were instinctively violent, the world would end in no time (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) The unlimited capacity of the plant world to sustain man at his highest is a region as yet unexplored by modern science (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) The ideal that marriage aims at is that of spiritual union through the physical. The human love that it incarnates is intended to serve as a stepping stone to diving or universal love (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) I am a poor mendicant. My earthly possessions consist of six spinning wheels, prison dishes, a can of goat’s milk, six homespun loincloths and towels and my reputation, which cannot be worth much (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) If you want something done, ask. If you want something done quickly, ask, and then begin counting down from ten with no explanation (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) The true democrat is he who with purely nonviolent means defends his liberty and, therefore, his country’s and ultimately that of the whole of mankind (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) I cannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before any one even at the cost of your life (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) My nonviolence does not admit of running away from danger and leaving the dear ones unprotected (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) Think of the poorest person you know and see if your next act will be of any use to him (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) A full and candid admission of one’s mistakes should make proof against its repetition (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) Truth and nonviolence demand that no human being may debar himself from serving any other human being, no matter how sinful he may be (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) Civil disobedience is the assertion of a right which law should give but which it denies (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) 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 (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) Religion is not what you will get after reading all the scriptures of the world. It is not really what is grasped by the grain. It is a heart grasp (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) A mother would never by choice sleep in a wet bed but she would gladly do so in order to spare the dry bed for her child (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) To conceal ignorance is to increase it. An honest confession of it, however, gives ground for the hope that it will diminish some day or the other (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) Democracy is an impossible thing until the power is shared by all, but let not democracy degenerate into mobocracy (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes) A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people (Mahatma Gandhi Quotes)

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