50 quotes
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”
"Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn."
on Life
"I have always felt that the true text-book for the pupil is his teacher"
on Wisdom
"Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary."
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."
"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent."
on Philosophy
"The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful then a thousand heads bowing in prayer."
on Faith
"Poverty is the worst form of violence."
on Poverty
"Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances."
"An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so."
on Justice
"There would be nothing to frighten you if you refused to be afraid."
on Fear
"Action expresses priorities."
on Values
"In a gentle way, you can shake the world"
on Activism
"In reality, there are as many religions as there are individuals."
on Religion
"Nothing is impossible for pure love."
on Love
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
"They cannot take away our self respect if we do not give it to them."
"It is wrong and immoral to seek to escape the consequences of one's acts."
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."
on Happiness
"Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilisation."
"Distinguish between real needs and artificial wants and control the latter."
