First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

Where there is love there is life.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.

In a gentle way, you can shake the world.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.

Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.

I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.

We may stumble and fall but shall rise again; it should be enough if we did not run away from the battle.

Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.

There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supercedes all other courts.

Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.

Peace is its own reward.

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

An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.

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

There is more to life than increasing its speed.

It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.

A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.

If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.

Truth never damages a cause that is just.

Action expresses priorities.

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

When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.

A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.

Man's nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been known to yield to the influence of love. You must never despair of human nature.

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.

The good man is the friend of all living things.

Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.

The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different.

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.

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

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

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

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.

I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.

Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?

My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him.

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

Morality which depends upon the helplessness of a man or woman has not much to recommend it. Morality is rooted in the purity of our hearts.

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.

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

A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.

Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.

What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?

An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.

To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.