Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma—applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa,—is now used worldwide. He is also called Bapuin India. In common parlance in India he is often called Gandhiji. He is unofficially called the Father of the Nation...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionCivil Rights Leader
Date of Birth2 October 1869
CityPortbandar, India
CountryIndia
That service is the noblest which is rendered for its own sake.
Morality is contraband in war.
Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.
Violent means will give violent freedom. That would be a menace to the world and to India herself.
Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.
It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh.
Fear has its use but cowardice has none.
Morality which depends upon the helplessness of a man or woman has not much to recommend it. Morality is rooted in the purity of our hearts.
I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world.
Providence has its appointed hour for everything. We cannot command results, we can only strive.
The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.
Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort.
Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education.
No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive.