Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
India
2 Oct 1869 // 30 Jan 1948
Spiritual Leader
2 Oct 1869 // 30 Jan 1948
Spiritual Leader
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In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place
Imitation is the sincerest flattery
If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children
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
If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide
I reject any religious doctrine that does not appeal to reason and is in conflict with morality
I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent
I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won't presume to probe into the faults of others
I have worshipped woman as the living embodiment of the spirit of service and sacrifice
I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul
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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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