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
Ahimsa was preached to man when he was in full vigor of life and able to look his adversaries straight in the face.
As a splendid palace deserted by its inmates looks like a ruin, so does a man without character, all his material belongings notwithstanding.
That parrot's non-co-operation with the cage, with its master, will live for ever because it looks upon renunciation, non-co-operation, as a joy.
It is a sad thing that our schoolboys look upon manual labour with disfavour, if not contempt.
The mentality which made one section of the Indians look upon another as enemies was suicidal; it could only serve to perpetuate their slavery.
If the Commander-in-Chief will look beyond the defence forces, he will discover that the real India is not military but peace-loving.
The more I reflect and look back on the past, the more vividly do I feel my limitations.
That which looks for mercy from an opponent is not non-violence.
He who does not see God in the next person he meets need look no further.
Look at the sparrows; they do not know what they will do in the next moment. Let us literally live from moment to moment.
Anger and intolerance are the twin enemies of correct understanding
An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
An eye for an eye would make the whole world blind.
An eye for an eye and everyone shall be blind