Here are 100 famous quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

"Be the change that you wish to see in the world."

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."

"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind."

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."

"First, they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."

"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty."

"Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes."

"In a gentle way, you can shake the world."

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."

"The future depends on what you do today."

"Nobody can hurt me without my permission."

"It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion."

"An ounce of patience is worth more than a tonne of preaching."

"There is more to life than increasing its speed."

"You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results."

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in service to others."

"The weak can never initiate peace; only the strong can do that."

"Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong."

"To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer."

"A 'no' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble."

"A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes."

"Hate the sin, love the sinner."

"There are many causes that I am prepared to die for, but no causes that I am prepared to kill for."

"A small body of determined spirits, fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission, can alter the course of history."

"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems."

"You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind."

"It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver."

"Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit."

"In doing something, do it with love or never do it at all."

"The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane."

"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent."

"The best way to find oneself is to lose oneself in the service of others."

"Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory."

"There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed."

"An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so."

"My life is my message."

"Where love is, there God is also."

"To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man's injustice to woman."

"I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one's self-respect."

"Nonviolence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our very being."

"In matters of conscience, the law of majority has no place."

"It is the quality of our work that will please God and not the 

quantity."

"Truth never damages a cause that is just."

"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength."

"The earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed."

"There is no path to peace; peace is the path."

"Nonviolence is not a passive state; it is an active force."

"Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress."

"Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men."

"God has no religion."

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."

"To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves."

"A nation's culture resides in the hearts and souls of its people."

"A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes."

"Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul."

"Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served."

"One man cannot do right in one department whilst he is occupied in doing wrong in any other department. Life is one indivisible whole."

"The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within."

"The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted."

"The future depends on what you do today."

"Nonviolence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our very being."

"A small body of determined spirits, fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission, can alter the course of history."

"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind."

"To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man's injustice to woman."

"The best way to find oneself is to lose oneself in the service of others."

"There is no path to peace; peace is the path."

"An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching."

"There is more to life than simply increasing its speed."

"Action expresses priorities."

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."

"You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results."

"Where there is love, there is life."

"Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed."

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."

"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty."

"An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so."

"In a gentle way, you can shake the world."

"Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit."

"To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer."

"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems."

"The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane."

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."

"Nobody can hurt me without my permission."

"It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion."

"A 'no' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble."

"A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes."

"Hate the sin, love the sinner."

"There are many causes that I am prepared to die for, but no causes that I am prepared to kill for."

"A small body of determined spirits, fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission, can alter the course of history."

"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems."

"You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind."

"It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver."

"In doing something, do it with love or never do it at all."

"Truth never damages a cause that is just."

"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength."

"The earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed."

"There is no path to peace; peace is the path."

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