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
Remember that there is always a limit to self-indulgence, but none to self-restraint.
Remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS.
I abhor vivisection with my whole soul. All the scientific discoveries stained with innocent blood I count as of no consequence.
What do I think of Western civilisation? I think it would be a very good idea.
There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.
When I admire the wonder of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in worship of the Creator
That action alone is just that does not harm either party to a dispute
The mice which helplessly find themselves between the cats' teeth acquire no merit from their enforced sacrifice
If we are to reach peace in this world and if we are to carry on a war against war, we shall have to begin with the children
been more severely felt than today, especially in the context of India-Pakistan relations.
Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress.
I claim to be an average man of less than average ability. I have not the shadow of a doubt that any man or woman can achieve what I have, if he or she would make the same effort and cultivate the same hope and faith.
In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in an clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.
Ahimas is the attribute of the soul, and therefore, to be practiced by everybody in all affairs of life. If it cannot be practiced in all departments, it has no practical value.