Gandhi Quotes

“If my word was not to be trusted, where was the use of possessing a certificate”
― Mohandas ( Mahatma ) Gandhi, Gandhi: An Autobiography - The Story of My Experiments With Truth: The Life and Times of Mahatma Gandhi in His Own Words

“No matter how explicit the pledge, people will turn and twist the text to suit their own purposes.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, The Story Of My Experiments With Truth: An Autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi

“and I can say without the slightest hesitation, and yet in all humility, that those who say that religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion means.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth

“The lesson was so indelibly burnt into me that a large part of my time during the twenty years of my practice as a lawyer was occupied in bringing about private compromises of hundreds of cases. I lost nothing thereby- not even money, certainly not my soul.”
― Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth: An Autobiography

“Experience has taught me that civility is the most difficult part of Satyagraha. Civility does not here mean the mere outward gentleness of speech cultivated for the occasion, but an inborn gentleness and desire to do the opponent good. These should show themselves in every act of a Satyagrahi.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth

“A nation that wants to come into its own ought to know all the ways and means to freedom.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth

“We knew the fundamental differences between us. Any amount of discussion could not efface them. Yet even differences prove helpful, where there are tolerance, charity and truth.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth

“I had made the religion of service my own, as I felt that God could be realized only through service.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth

“The Congress could win their attachment only by serving them.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth

“But collecting funds was not the only thing to do. In fact I had long learnt the principle of never having more money at one’s disposal than necessary.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth

“They never care to come to us, and to tell you the truth, we care less to recognize them. Being Christians, they are under the thumb of the white clergymen, who in their turn are subject to the Government.’ This opened my eyes. I felt that this class should be claimed as our own. Was this the meaning of Christianity? Did they cease to be Indians because they had become Christians?”
― Mahatma Gandhi, Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth

“Para mim, tem sido sempre um mistério o fato de alguns homens se sentirem gratificados pela humilhação de seus semelhantes.”
― Mohandas K. Ghandi, Gandhi: Minhas experiências com a verdade - Autobiografia

“In my moments of spiritual crisis, therefore, he was my refuge. And yet in spite of this regard for him I could not enthrone him in my heart as my Guru. The throne has remained vacant and my search still continues.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth

“Prayer needs no speech. It is in itself independent of any sensuous effort. I have not the slightest doubt that prayer is an unfailing means of cleansing the heart of passions. But it must be combined with the utmost humility.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth

“All this talking can hardly be said to be of any benefit to the world. It is so much waste of time. My shyness has been in reality my shield and buckler. It has allowed me to grow. It has helped me in my discernment of truth.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth

“On my part of course there was nothing to say. That was the last friendly tussle we had. It did not affect our relations in the least. I could see and appreciate the love by which all my friend’s efforts were actuated, and my respect for him was all the greater on account of our differences in thought and action.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth

“Die Erde hat genug für jedermanns Bedürfnisse, aber nicht für jedermanns Gier.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, Mein Leben

“இந்தியாவில் உள்ள எல்லா உயர்தரக் கல்வி முறையிலும் தாய்மொழியோடு ஹிந்தி, சமஸ்கிருதம், பர்ஸிய மொழி, அரபு, ஆங்கிலம் ஆகிய இத்தனை மொழிகளுக்கும் இடமிருக்க வேண்டும் என்பது இப்பொழுது என் அபிப்பிராயம்.”
― மகாத்மா காந்தி, சத்திய சோதனை - மகாத்மா காந்தியின் சுயசரிதை

“நோக்கம் மாத்திரம் தூயதாக இருக்குமாயின் ஒருவனை இறுதியில் எப்படியும் கடவுள் காத்தருளுவார்”
― மகாத்மா காந்தி, சத்திய சோதனை - மகாத்மா காந்தியின் சுயசரிதை

“But the fact that I had learnt to be tolerant to other religions did not mean that I had any living faith in God. I happened, about this time, to come across Manusmriti9 which was amongst my father’s collection. The story of the creation and similar things in it did not impress me very much, but on the contrary made me incline somewhat towards atheism.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, My Experiments with Truth: An Autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi

“anyone doubts the infinite mercy of God, let him have a look at these sacred places. How much hypocrisy and irreligion does the Prince of Yogis suffer to be perpetrated in His holy name?”
― Mahatma Gandhi, My Experiments with Truth: An Autobiography

“Finally, this is better, that one do
His own task as he may, even though he fail,
Than take tasks not his own, though they seem good.
To die performing duty is no ill;
But who seeks other roads shall wander still.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth

“Many such experiments taught me that the real seat of taste was not the tongue but the mind.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, My Experiments with Truth: An Autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi

“It is the reformer who is anxious for the reform, and not society, from which he should expect nothing better than opposition, abhorrence, and even mortal prosecution.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth

“أستطيع أن أقول من غير أدنى تردد, ولكن في اتضاع كامل, إن أولئك الذين يزعمون أن الدين لاعلاقة له بالسياسة لايعرفون معنى الدين.”
― مهاتما غاندي, Gandhi: An Autobiography

“لاتستطيع أن توقظ المرء إلا إذا كان نائماً حقّا, ولن يكون لأيما جهد تنفقه أثر إذا ماكان متظاهراً بالنوم مجرد تظاهر.”
― مهاتما غاندي, Gandhi: An Autobiography

“إن الصلة الروحية أثمن من الصلة الجسدية بكثير, والصلة الجسدية منفصلة عن الصلة الروحية هي أشبه شئ بجسد من غير روح.”
― مهاتما غاندي, Gandhi: An Autobiography

“إن أولئك الذين يستخفون بالقيود الغذائية والصيام مخطئون بقدر ما هم مخطئون أولئك الذين يعلقون آمالهم كلها على الصيام والقيود الغذائية.”
― مهاتما غاندي, Gandhi: An Autobiography

“ليس ثمة من هو أشدّ عمى من أولئك الذين لايريدون أن يروا.”
― مهاتما غاندي, Gandhi: An Autobiography

“إن الحقيقة أشبه ماتكون بدوحة باسقة كلما زدتها تغذيةً زادتك ثمرا. وكلما تعمّق المرء في منجم الحقيقة تعاظم اكتشافه للجواهر الدفينة هناك, على شكل أبواب لضروب جديدة من الخدمة, ضروبٍ لاتفتأ تتكاثر وتتنوع.”
― مهاتما غاندي, Gandhi: An Autobiography