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
Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.
Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.
A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.
A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.
Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.
I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.
There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.
I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following.
Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.
When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.
If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.
I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.
A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.
An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.