![]() And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering.” – I shall not submit to injustice from anyone. – I shall not bear ill will toward anyone. “Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.” “Intolerance betrays want of faith in one’s cause.” “Increase of material comforts, it may be generally laid down, does not in any way whatsoever conduce to moral growth.” “In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.” “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” “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.” “If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.” “I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.” “I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary the evil it does is permanent.” It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. “I know, to banish anger altogether from one’s breast is a difficult task. All I have done is to try experiments in both on as vast a scale as I could.” Truth and Non-violence are as old as the hills. “I claim that human mind or human society is not divided into watertight compartments called social, political and religious. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before any one even at the cost of your life.” “I cannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. “I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed.” “I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.” ![]() “Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.” “Healthy discontent is the prelude to progress.” “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” “God sometimes does try to the uttermost those whom he wishes to bless.” “Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.” “First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.” “Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.” “Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.” And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.” “Each one has to find his peace from within. “Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions.” “Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.” “An unjust law is itself a species of violence. “An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” “A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.” “A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.” ![]() “A ‘No’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.” “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. “A coward is incapable of exhibiting love it is the prerogative of the brave.” Also check out this video series on Gandhi and the International Day of Nonviolence. Below are 100 select quotes by this remarkable man. ![]() As leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence, Mahatma Gandhi´s influence on world peace is immeasurable.
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