Mahatma Gandhi quotes

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

— Mahatma Gandhi

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

— Mahatma Gandhi

“I want freedom for the full expression of my personality.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

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

— Mahatma Gandhi

“I cannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before any one even at the cost of your life.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

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

— Mahatma Gandhi

“It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

“One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

“As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Hate the sin, love the sinner.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

“I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

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

— Mahatma Gandhi

“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

“In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

“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.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

“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.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It passes my comprehension how human beings, be they ever so experienced and able, can delight in depriving other human beings of that precious right.”

— Mahatma Gandhi