Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

 
• Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. -Mahatma Gandhi
• A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people. -Mahatma Gandhi
• An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind. -Mahatma Gandhi

• First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. -Mahatma Gandhi
• You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. -Mahatma Gandhi

• The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. -Mahatma Gandhi
• A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes. -Mahatma Gandhi
• Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory. -Mahatma Gandhi
• The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. -Mahatma Gandhi
• It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver. -Mahatma Gandhi
• Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living? -Mahatma Gandhi
 

• There is more to life than increasing its speed. -Mahatma Gandhi
• Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening. -Mahatma Gandhi
• Nobody can hurt me without my permission. -Mahatma Gandhi
• Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment. -Mahatma Gandhi
• If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide. -Mahatma Gandhi
• If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm. -Mahatma Gandhi
• Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained. -Mahatma Gandhi
• The main purpose of life is to live rightly, think rightly, act rightly. The soul must languish when we give all our thought to the body. -Mahatma Gandhi
• The real ornament of woman is her character, her purity. -Mahatma Gandhi
• We may stumble and fall but shall rise again; it should be enough if we did not run away from the battle. -Mahatma Gandhi

• Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. -Mahatma Gandhi
• When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible. -Mahatma Gandhi
• Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. -Mahatma Gandhi
• If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide. -Mahatma Gandhi
• Change yourself – you are in control. -Mahatma Gandhi
• We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it. -Mahatma Gandhi
• 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. -Mahatma Gandhi
• The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. -Mahatma Gandhi

• It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence. -Mahatma Gandhi
• An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind. -Mahatma Gandhi
• All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Truth. -Mahatma Gandhi
• Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong. -Mahatma Gandhi
• When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always. -Mahatma Gandhi
• A ‘No’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble. -Mahatma Gandhi
• Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment. -Mahatma Gandhi
• Love is the strongest force the world possesses. -Mahatma Gandhi
• I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent. -Mahatma Gandhi
• Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man. -Mahatma Gandhi

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Independence movement

Gandhi was an Indian nationalist, theorist and community organizer who had gained international reputation and was requested to join Indian National Congress. Gopal Krishna Gokhale requested him to join the Indian Independence movement. He played roles in World war I, Champaran agitation, Kheda agitation and started many movements namely Khilafat movement, Non-co-operation movement, Swaraj Movement, swadeshi Movement, Dandi Salt March. In 1934, he resigned from congress membership. In 1936, he returned to active politics. His campaign against any Indian participation in World War II was not successful and many opposed it. His speech in Mumbai gave rise to the Quit India Movement. Gandhi was arrested for nearly 2 years along with his close associates. They were held in the Aga Khan Palace in Pune. During this period his longtime secretary and wife Kasturba died.

Independence

Gandhi was not successful in avoiding partition of India into Pakistan and India. Gandhi was involved in final discussion of partition with Muslim League. He did not celebrate the Independence on August 15, 1947 but spent the entire day spinning his charaka. He fasted and protested to stop religious riots and communal violence post partition

Death and memorials

On the evening of January 30th 1948, Gandhi was shot with 3 bullets in the chest by Nathuram Godse at point blank range at Birla house. His death was mourned nationwide. His funeral procession was 5 mile long, millions of people gathered to bid their national hero. After his cremation, urns containing his ashes were sent across India. Later all were collected and immersed at Sangam, Allahabad. Two urns are still there, one at the palace of the Aga Khan in Pune and another in the Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine in Los Angeles. The site of his assassination is now a memorial called Gandhi Smriti. It is believed that “Hey Raam '' was his last words and the same is inscribed at Raj Ghat.

Gandhi had shown us a spiritual, peaceful & inspirational way to lead life. His way of life gave him the title Mahatma meaning great soul. His life made us believe in nonviolence and truth alone wins. Now it is up to us to follow his path. Your love for your motherland is beyond all relations is what his life says. To change the mindset and direction of thinking of your near & dear ones, share these influential Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi. Live and let live.