Mahatma Gandhi

“The path is the goal.”

“Cowardice is impotence worse than violence. The coward desires revenge but being afraid to die, he looks to others, maybe to the government of the day, to do the work of defense for him. A coward is less than a man. He does not deserve to be a member of a society of men and women.”

“An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does the truth become error because nobody will see it.(Young India 1924-1926)”

“Morality is a contraband in war.”

“We are constantly being astonished these days at the amazing discoveries in the field of violence. But I maintain that far more undreamt of and seemingly impossible discoveries will be made in the field of nonviolence.”

“Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.”

“I have learnt through bitter experience the one supreme lesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmuted into energy, even so our anger controlled can be transmuted into a power which can move the world.”

“Don't talk about it. The rose doesn't have to propagate its perfume. It just gives it forth, and people are drawn to it. Live it, and people will come to see the source of your power.”

“A man who is truthful and does not mean ill even to his adversary will be slow to believe charges even against his foes. He will, however, try to understand the viewpoints of his opponents and will always keep an open mind and seek every opportunity of serving his opponents.”

“And whilst he may not claim superiority by reason of learning, I myself must not withold that meed of homage that learning, wherever it resides, always commands.”

“I believe that just as everyone inherits a particular form so does he inherit the particular characteristics and qualities of his progenitors, and to make this admission is to conserve one's energy.”

“Manliness consists not in bluff, bravado or loneliness. It consists in daring to do the right thing and facing consequences whether it is in matters social, political or other. It consists in deeds not words.”

“Where there is life, there is love.”

“The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane.”

“What barrier is there that love cannot break?”

“Anger and intolerance are the twin enemies of correct understanding.”

“Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Always.”

“Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress.”

“True beauty lies in purity of the heart.”

“As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.”

“We stand on the threshold of a twilight-whether morning or evening we do not know. One is followed by the night, the other heralds the dawn.”

“The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace.”

“I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one's self-respect.”

“Birth and death are not two different states, but they are different aspects of the same state.”

“Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat for it is momentary."(Satyagraha Leaflet No. 13, 3 May 1919)”

“If I were asked to define the Hindu creed, I should simply say: Search after truth through non-violent means. A man may not believe in God and still call himself a Hindu. Hinduism is a relentless pursuit after truth... Hinduism is the religion of truth. Truth is God. Denial of God we have known. Denial of truth we have not known.”

“If you don't find God in the next person you meet, it is a waste of time looking for him further.”

“Nothing has saddened me so much in life as the hardness of heart of educated people.”

“One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds.”

“There is no such thing as ‘too insane’ unless others turn up dead due to your actions.”

“Non-violence, which is the quality of the heart, cannot come by an appeal to the brain.”

“Peace between countries must rest on the solid foundation of love between individuals.”

“I came to the conclusion long ago that all religions were true and that also that all had some error in them, and while I hold by my own religion, I should hold other religions as dear as Hinduism. So we can only pray, if we were Hindus, not that a Christian should become a Hindu; but our innermost prayer should be that a Hindu should become a better Hindu, a Muslim a better Muslim, and a Christian a better Christian.”

“Sacrifice is joy.”

“Sympathy is what you have for someone after they die, pity you have for someone when they don't have a date to the biggest dance of the year. Empathy is what I do to you when you judge me. Envy is having pity on yourself. Can you discern the rest for yourself?”

“You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.”

“Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy.”

“If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.”

“چیزی در درونم مرا وامی دارد رنج خود را با صدای بلند فریاد کنم.من نیک دانسته ام که چه باید بکنم.آنچه در درونم هست و هرگز فریبم نمی دهد اکنون به من می گوید:باید در مقابل دنیا بایستی،حتی اگر تنها بمانی.باید چشم در چشم دنیا بدوزی،حتی اگر دنیا با چشمان خون گرفته به تو بنگرد.ترس به دل راه نده.به سخن آن موجود کوچکی که در قلبت خانه دارد اطمینان کن که می گوید:دوستان،همسر،و همه چیز و همه کس را رها کن و فقط به آنچه برایش زیسته ای و به خاطرش باید بمیری شهادت بده”

“I should love to satisfy all, if I possibly can; but in trying to satisfy all, I may be able to satisfy none. I have, therefore, arrived at the conclusion that the best course is to satisfy one’s own conscience and leave the world to form its own judgment, favorable or otherwise.”

“The various religions are like different roads converging on the same point. What difference does it makeif we follow different routes, provided we arrive at the same destination?”

“Wherever you are you will always be in my heart.”

“All your scholarship would be in vain if at the same time you do not build your character and attain mastery over your thoughts and your actions.”

“In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth. ”

“Hatred can be overcome only by love. ”

“Palestine belongs to the Arabs in the same sense that England belongs to the English or France to the French. It is wrong and inhuman to impose the Jews on the Arabs... Surely it would be a crime against humanity to reduce the proud Arabs so that Palestine can be restored to the Jews partly or wholly as their national home”

“I came in contact with every known Indian anarchist in London. Their bravery impressed me, but I felt that their zeal was misguided. I felt that violence was no remedy for India's ills, and that her civilisation required the use of a different and higher weapon for self-protection. - Hind Swaraj”

“The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful then a thousand heads bowing in prayer.”

“Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.”

“Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong.”