Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

The real ornament of woman is her character, her purity.
Mahatma Gandhi

Character, Woman, Real

My life is my message.
Mahatma Gandhi

All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Truth.
Mahatma Gandhi

Truth, Nothing, May

A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.
Mahatma Gandhi

Religion, Help, Takes

Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep.
Mahatma Gandhi

Anger, Sleep, Forget

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.
Mahatma Gandhi

Mind, Body, Destroy

Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.
Mahatma Gandhi

Nature, Woman, Service

God, as Truth, has been for me a treasure beyond price. May He be so to every one of us.
Mahatma Gandhi

God, Truth, May

There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.
Mahatma Gandhi

God, Cannot, Except

As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.
Mahatma Gandhi

Age, Human, Able

A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its compromise in practice.
Mahatma Gandhi

Cannot, Moment, Compromise

Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.
Mahatma Gandhi

Men, Great, Works

Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.
Mahatma Gandhi

Greatest, Force, Mankind

Poverty is the worst form of violence.
Mahatma Gandhi

Poverty, Violence, Worst

In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
Mahatma Gandhi

Heart, Words, Prayer

The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted.
Mahatma Gandhi

Person, Everything, Moment

There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.
Mahatma Gandhi

Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.
Mahatma Gandhi

Away, Stronger, Leaves

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.
Mahatma Gandhi

Peace, War, Children

Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.
Mahatma Gandhi

Faith, State, Grow

A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness.
Mahatma Gandhi

God, Mind, Passion

Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position.
Mahatma Gandhi

Life, Law, Himself

Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.
Mahatma Gandhi

Religion, Politics, Nothing

Let everyone try and find that as a result of daily prayer he adds something new to his life, something with which nothing can be compared.
Mahatma Gandhi

Life, Daily, Nothing

What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.
Mahatma Gandhi

Good, Idea, Western

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Biography

Nationality: Indian

Type: Leader

Born: October 2, 1869

Died: January 30, 1948

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