Mahatma Gandhi

“Speak only if it improves upon the silence.”

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.”

“My life is my message.”

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

“Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.”

“Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.”

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

“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.”

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

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

“Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.”

“Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep.”

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

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

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

“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.”

“Those who know how to think need no teachers.”

“Every formula of every religion has in this age of reason, to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent.”

“Peace is its own reward.”

“I know, to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace.”

“If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm.”

“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 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.”

“Each one prays to God according to his own light.”