Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
India
2 Oct 1869 // 30 Jan 1948
Spiritual Leader
2 Oct 1869 // 30 Jan 1948
Spiritual Leader
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Just as a man would not cherish living in a body other than his own, so do nations not like to live under other nations, however noble and great the latter may be
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
It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh
It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver
It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence
It is any day better to stand erect with a broken and bandaged head then to crawl on one's belly, in order to be able to save one's head
It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings
Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit
Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause
Interdependence is and ought to be as much the ideal of man as self-sufficiency. Man is a social being
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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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