Famous Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

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

The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated

An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching

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.

All compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take.

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

 

Quotes to Enlighten your Day

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.

Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress.

I cannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before any one even at the cost of your life.

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

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

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.

My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do he work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first
group; there was much less competition.

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

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.

I claim that human mind or human society is not divided into watertight compartments called social, political and religious. All act and react upon one another.

Mahatma Gandhi