Third class in Indian railways Quotes

“no scheme of self-government, however benevolently or generously it may be bestowed upon us, will ever make us a self-governing nation, if we have no respect for the languages our mothers speak. FOOTNOTE:”
― Mahatma Gandhi, Third class in Indian railways

“masses follow the classes.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, Third class in Indian railways

“no scheme of self-government, however benevolently or generously it may be bestowed upon us, will ever make us a self-governing nation, if we have no respect for the languages our mothers speak.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, Third class in Indian railways

“Hinduism has become a conservative religion and, therefore, a mighty force because of the Swadeshi spirit underlying it. It is the most tolerant because it is non-proselytising, and it is as capable of expansion today as it has been found to be in the past.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, Third class in Indian railways

“soulless soul-force and that its severe discipline has made it merely mechanical. I suppose both—the critics and I—are wrong. It is, at best, a humble attempt to place at the disposal of the nation a home where men and women may have scope for free and unfettered development of character, in keeping with the national genius, and, if its controllers do not take care, the discipline that is the foundation of character may frustrate the very end in view. I would venture, therefore, to warn enthusiasts in co-operation against entertaining false hopes. With Sir Daniel Hamilton it has become a religion. On the 13th January last, he addressed the students of the Scottish Churches College and, in order to point a moral, he instanced Scotland's poverty”
― Mahatma Gandhi, Third class in Indian railways

“Ahimsa necessarily includes truth and fearlessness.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, Third class in Indian railways

“The closet was also not cleaned during the journey and there was no water in the water tank.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, Third class in Indian railways

“If we have lost faith in our vernaculars, it is a sign of want of faith in ourselves; it is the surest sign of decay. And no scheme of self-government, however benevolently or generously it may be bestowed upon us, will ever make us a self-governing nation, if we have no respect for the languages our mothers speak.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, Third class in Indian railways