Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
What is it but my ahimsa that draws thousands of women to me in fearless confidence?
India will not be a helpless partner in her own exploitation and foreign domination.
We may not be God, but we are of God, even as a little drop of water is of the ocean.
Where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence.
Evolution of democracy is not possible if we are not prepared to hear the other side.
Nothing will demoralize the nation so much as that we should learn to despise labour.
I have so much to accomplish today that I must meditate for two hours instead of one.
Non-co-operation is protest against an unwitting and unwilling participation in evil.
Nonviolence is not a weapon of the weak. It is a weapon of the strongest and bravest.
Every living faith must have within itself the power of rejuvenation if it is to live
By ahimsa we will be able to save the cow and also win the friendship of the English.
Can a general fight on the strength of soldiers, who, he knows, have no faith in him?
The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher law, to the strength of the spirit.
My nonviolence does recognize different species of violence, defensive and offensive.
Without the study of Samskrit one cannot become a true Indian and a true learned man.
Only he can take great resolves who has indomitable faith in God and has fear of God.
Hinduism with its message of ahimsa is to me the most glorious religion in the world.
Man is neither mere intellect not the gross animal body, nor the heart or soul alone.
Prosecution of the constructive programme means constructing the structure of Swaraj.
Ahimsa is the height of Kshatriya dharma as it represents the climax of fearlessness.
Means to be means must always be within our reach, and so ahimsa is our supreme duty.
A smattering of English is worse than useless; it is an unnecessary tax on our women.
He who is ever brooding over result often loses nerve in the performance of his duty.
He who has a living faith in God will not do evil deeds with name of God on his lips.
If we develop the force of will, we shall find that we do not need the force of arms.
The first condition of nonviolence is justice all round, in every department of life.
A man of prayer regards what are known as physical calamities as divine chastisement.
Swaraj is our birthright. No one can deprive us of it unless we forfeit it ourselves.
Your readiness to suffer will light the torch of freedom which will never be put out.
Without devotion, action and knowledge are cold and dry and many even become shackles.
Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.
Peace between countries must rest on the solid foundation of love between individuals.
I am part and parcel of the whole and cannot find God apart from the rest of humanity.
Love is the strongest force the world possesses and yet it is the humblest imaginable.
The purification required is not of untouchables but of the so-called superior castes.
Man has the supreme knack of deceiving himself; the Englishman is supremest among men.
I understand democracy as something that gives the weak the same chance as the strong.
The principle of majority does not work when differences on fundamentals are involved.
Perfection is only an ideal for man; it cannot be attained, for man is made imperfect.
The untouchability of Hinduism is probably worse than that of the modern imperialists.
Cow-protection can only be secured by cultivating universal friendliness, i.e. ahimsa.
There is no such thing as ‘too insane’ unless others turn up dead due to your actions.
Fasting is futile unless it is accompanied by an incessant longing for self-restraint.
Swaraj means ability to regard every inhabitant of India as our own brother or sister.
My Hinduism teaches me to respect all religions. In this lies the secret of Ramarajya.
If all simply insist on rights and no duties, there will be utter confusion and chaos.
When a man fasts, it is not the gallons of water he drinks that sustains him, but God.
I want for India complete independence in the full English sense of that English term.
Every man has an equal right to the necessaries of life even as birds and beasts have.
Violence can only be effectively met by nonviolence. This is an old established truth.