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Biography : Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Indian lawyer and political ethicist.
Born: 1869 - Died: 1948
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: India
India

Mahatma Gandhi - Quotes

What is true of the individual will be tomorrow true of the whole nation if individuals will but refuse to lose heart and hope.
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Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plan living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Man's happiness really lies in contentment.
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happiness

Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.
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Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should be sincere enough to admit that we love evil too well to give it up.
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The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent.
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truth

Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.
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I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world.
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truth

Unwearied ceaseless effort is the price that must be paid for turning faith into a rich infallible experience.
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Only he can take great resolves who has indomitable faith in God and has fear of God.
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Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.
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Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith.
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death

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles but today it means getting along with people.
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In a gentle way, you can shake the world.
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world

God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.
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truth

Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty; it is its own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.
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duty

It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.
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Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.
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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.
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time

Violent means will give violent freedom. That would be a menace to the world and to India herself.
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freedom

Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest.
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There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever.
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Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.
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truth

A coward is incapable of exhibiting love it is the prerogative of the brave.
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love

A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.
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Man's nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been know to yield to the influence of love. You must never despair of human nature.
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love

We should meet abuse by forbearance. Human nature is so constituted that if we take absolutely no notice of anger or abuse, the person indulging in it will soon weary of it and stop.
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Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position.
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life

Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.
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death

Let everyone try and find that as a result of daily prayer he adds something new to his life, something with which nothing can be compared.
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life

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.
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