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Civilization, in the real sense of the term, consists not in the multiplication, but in the deliberate and voluntary reduction of wants.
I refuse to put the unnecessary strain of learning English upon my sisters for the sake of false pride or questionable social advantage.
If I am true to myself, if I am true to mankind, if I am true to humanity, I must understand all the faults that human flesh is heir to.
Execution of the constructive programme in its entirety means more than Swaraj. It means Ram Raj, Khudai Sultanat or the Divine Kingdom.
No charter of freedom will be worth looking at which does not ensure the same measure of freedom for the minorities as for the majority.
We have to tackle the triple malady which holds our villages fast in its grip; want of corporate sanitation, deficient diet and inertia.
Indeed, these errors and my prompt confessions have made me surer, if possible, of my insight into the implications of truth and ahimsa.
One who hooks his fortune to ahimsa, the law of love, daily lessens the circle of destruction and to that extent promotes life and love.
To bear all kinds of tortures without a murmur of resentment is not possible for a human being without the strength that comes from God.
How can I make difference so that I may bring peace to this world that I love and cherish so much? A name flickers instantly in my mind.
There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever.
I want co-operation between nations for the salvaging of civilization, but co-operation presupposes free nations worthy of co-operation.
If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.
I know that Buddhism is to Hinduism what Protestantism is to Roman Catholicism, only in a much stronger light, to a much greater degree.
I do not accept the orthodox teaching that Jesus was or is God incarnate in the accepted sense or that he was or is the only Son of God.
I contend that non-violent acts exert pressure far more effective than violent acts, for the pressure comes from goodwill and gentleness.
When real independence comes to India, the Congress and the League will be nowhere unless they represent the real opinion of the country.
Let not the 12 million Negroes be ashamed of the fact that they are the grandchildren of slaves. There is dishonor in being slave-owners.
The fire of independence is burning just as bright in my breast as in the most fiery breast in this country, but ways and methods differ.
In the name of religion, we force widowhood upon our three lakh girl-widows who could not understand the import of the marriage ceremony.
A nonviolent system of government is clearly an impossibility so long as the wide gulf between the rich and the hungry millions persists.
Nonviolence does not admit of running away from danger... . Between violence and cowardly flight I can only prefer violence to cowardice.
It hurts me to think that people in their rush for everything modern despise all their ancient traditions and ignore them in their lives.
My love of nationalism is that my country may become free, and if need be, the whole of the country die, so that the human race may live.
A warrior lives on his wars, whether offensive or defensive. And he suffers a collapse if he finds that his warring capacity is unwanted.
Only my death will determine whether I am 'Mohamed Gandhi', Jinnah's slave, destroyer of the Hindu religion or its servant and protector.
There is no such thing as slow freedom. Freedom is like a birth. Till we are fully free we are slaves. All birth takes place in a moment.
It is any day better to stand erect with a broken and bandaged head then to crawl on one's belly, in order to be able to save one's head.
I isolate this non-co-operation from Sinn Feinism, for it is so conceived as to be incapable of being offered side by side with violence.
The main purpose of life is to live rightly, think rightly, act rightly. The soul must languish when we give all our thought to the body.
Many persons claiming different faiths make us one and an indivisible nation. All these have an equal claim to be the nationals of India.
Do not judge others. Be your own judge and you will be truly happy. If you will try to judge others, you are likely to burn your fingers.
There is already enough superstition in our country. No effort should be spared to resist further addition in the shape of Gandhi worship.
The Charkha in the hands of a poor widow brings a paltry price to her, in the hands of Jawaharlal; it is an instrument of India's freedom.
Recall the face of the poorest and weakest man you have seen, and ask yourself if this step you contemplate is going to be any use to him.
And everyone who wills can hear the Voice. It is within every one. But like everything else it requires previous and definite preparation.
An awakened people who rely upon their nonviolent strength are independent in the face of any conceivable combination of the armed powers.
A nonviolent occupation is that occupation which is fundamentally free from violence and which involves no exploitation or envy of others.
The Charkha, which is the embodiment of willing obedience and calm persistence, must therefore succeed before there is civil disobedience.
Education should be so revolutionized as to answer the wants of the poorest villager, instead of answering those of an imperial exploiter.
Nonviolence which to me is the glory of Hinduism, has been sought to be explained away by our people as being meant for the sanyasis only.
All the religions of the world describe God pre-eminently as the Friend of the friendless, Help of the helpless, and Protector of the weak.
Truth quenches untruth, love quenches anger, self-suffering quenches violence. This eternal rule is a rule not for saints only but for all.
My life is an indivisible whole, and all my attitudes run into one another; and they all have their rise in my insatiable love for mankind.
In order that knowledge may not run riot, the author of the Gita has insisted on devotion accompanying it and has given it the first place.
Swaraj is not meant for cowards, but for those who would mount smilingly to the gallows and refuse even to allow their eyes to be bandaged.
Self-sacrifice of one innocent man is a million times more potent than the sacrifice of a million men who die in the act of killing others.
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.
Just as one must learn the art of killing in the training for violence, so one must learn the art of dying in the training for nonviolence.
My plea is for banishing the English language as a cultural usurper, as we successfully banished the political rule of the English usurper.