Mahatma Gandhi

“God sometimes does try to the uttermost those whom he wishes to bless.”

“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.”

“To deprive a man of his natural liberty and to deny to him the ordinary amenities of life is worse then starving the body it is starvation of the soul, the dweller in the body.”

“Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.”

“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”

“I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.”

“Our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as being able to remake ourselves.”

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”

“Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.”

“Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err.”

“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.”

“Religion is more than life. Remember that his own religion is the truest to every man even if it stands low in the scales of philosophical comparison.”

“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.”

“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.”

“We should meet abuse by forbearance. Human nature is so constituted that if we take absolutely no notice of anger or abuse, the person indulging in it will soon weary of it and stop.”

“Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty it is its own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.”

“It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.”

“The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.”

“Are creeds such simple things like the clothes which a man can change at will and put on at will? Creeds are such for which people live for ages and ages.”

“Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.”

“Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith.”

“Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education.”

“Unwearied ceaseless effort is the price that must be paid for turning faith into a rich infallible experience.”

“Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.”