Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
India
2 Oct 1869 // 30 Jan 1948
Spiritual Leader
2 Oct 1869 // 30 Jan 1948
Spiritual Leader
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Non-violence, which is the quality of the heart, cannot come by an appeal to the brain
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
Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another
Nobody can hurt me without my permission
No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive
Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you do it
Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality
Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort
Measures must always in a progressive society be held superior to men, who are after all imperfect instruments, working for their fulfilment
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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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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