Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

Indian politician

Lived from: 1869 - 1948

Category: Politics Country: FlagIndia

Born: 2 october 1869 Died: 30 january 1948

  • A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
  • It is open to a war resister to judge between the combatants and wish success to the one who has justice on his side. By so judging he is more likely to bring peace between the two than by remaining a mere spectator.
  • A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal.
  • A ''No'' uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a ''Yes'' merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.
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  • Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation.
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  • If Christians would really live according to the teachings of Christ, as found in the Bible, all of India would be Christian today.
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  • An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
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  • Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.
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  • A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
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  • Action expresses priorities.
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  • First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
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  • Hatred can be overcome only by love.
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  • 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.
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  • All business depends upon men fulfilling their responsibilities.
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  • Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.
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  • Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy. Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame.
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  • Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
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  • Unity to be real must stand the severest strain without breaking.
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  • When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.
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  • A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.
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  • Cowards can never be moral.
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  • Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.
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  • Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.
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  • 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.
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What are the most famous quotes from Mahatma Gandhi?

The two most famous quotes from Mahatma Gandhi are:

  • "Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation."
  • "If Christians would really live according to the teachings of Christ, as found in the Bible, all of India would be Christian today."

When did Mahatma Gandhi live?

Mahatma Gandhi was born in 1869 and died in the year 1948.