Gandhian Quotes

Important Quotes from Gandhi

"A small body of determined spirit, fired by an unquenchable faith

 in their mission can alter the course of History." 

You must be the change you want to see in the world.  

“I do not want my house to be walled in all sides

 and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures

of all lands to be blown about my houses freely as possible.

But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any.” 

“One needs to be slow to form conviction,

But once formed they must be defended against the heavies of all odds”. 

“Whenever you have truth, if must be given with love,

Or the message and the messenger will be rejected.”

“Strength of numbers is the delight of the timid,

The valiant in spirit glory is fighting alone.” 

"Non-violence is the first article of my faith.

It is also the last article of my creed. " 

“Non-violence is not a garment to be put on or off at will.

Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our very being." 

"Inexhaustible patience is needed,

if truth be brought home to anyone." 

"Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which

he works for the welfare of his fellowmen." 

It was a habit with me to forget what I do not like,

and to carry out in practice whatever  I liked. 

Happiness depends on what you can give,

Not what you can get. 

Man cannot worship God and at the same time despise

his fellow beings. These two are irreconciable.  

Man is worse than a brute, so long as he is selfish

and indifferent to the happiness of others.  

Weak can never forgive,

Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. 

In matter of conscience, the law of majority has no place.  

The seasons of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of succeed.  

Prayer is to the god within...

It does not provoke God to change His will;

But it enables us to know His will -  which is everything. 

Mass discipline is an essential condition for a people

who aspire to be great nation.  

Nothing is politically right which is morally wrong.  

Essence of education lies in drawing out the very best that is in you.  

“He who is afraid of people’s censure,

will never be able to do anything worthwhile." 

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.  

“If I have the believe that I can do it,

I will surely acquire the capacity to do it,

Even if I may not have it at the beginning.”

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Gandhi and Environment

Aren’t we now, leading for a disaster, in this blind race of development? – Amidst all sort of problems such as rapid population growth, production and consumption pattern causing stress and strain on natural systems, degradation and depletion of natural resources affecting the life support system (air, water, soil, and bio-diversity), unpredictable global climate change, ozone layer depletion and sea-level-rise, unemployment, poverty, economic inequality, social injustice, poor conditions of villages, big polluted cities, rivers and polluting industries ? In the course of development we have to think of these problems and try to find out the solution best suited to our needs.  

Self-sufficiency of villages, promotion of small and cottage industries, control on the import of consumption goods, improved agriculture etc, are some of the ways to reach our goal. Importance should be given to the qualitative improvement of human resources; education and health are to be given top priority. Better sanitation, better living condition and better life, can be achieved only through the Gandhian ways today. A sustainable society has to aim at working in partnership with nature and conserve resources and energy, reduce wastes and avoid degradation of renewable. It should produce goods that are easy to recycle, reuse and repair after use. The method of growing food and raising livestock have to be based on the use of soil and water conservation, bio-fertilizers, biological control of pests. The society should largely be a solar/wind/bio-mass based society together with a whole range of environment friendly technologies mainly based on renewable resources. Hence, resources should be utilized prudently and the basic need of people is to be met without any serous detriment to the environment. In this context Gandhiji’s thought, shall always remain relevant for the smooth global development.

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Gandhi as Leader of People

GANDHI AS LEADER OF PEOPLE


“If I have the belief that I can do it,
I will surely acquire the capacity to do it;
even if I may not have it at the beginning.”
…… Mahatma Gandhi.


Gandhi had demonstrated that a powerful human following can be assembled…
through the cogent example of a morally superior conduct of life.
…… Albert Einstein.

Gandhi was a leader of his people, unsupported by any authority; a politician whose success rested not upon craft or guile, but simply upon the moral grandeur of his soul; a fighter who pushed back the mightiest empire on the earth without the use of force; a spirit of profound wisdom and captivating humility, armed with only an iron will and inflexible resolve and a frail man who confronted the brutality of military strength with the dignity of a simple human being. Friv 2 

Gandhi held the view that the life of a good citizen was the life of karma - action in the service of the country. “my writhing should be cremated with my body”, he said, “What I have done will endure not what I have said or written.”

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