Mahatma Gandhi

Independence Leader, Activist Indian 1869 – 1948

Led India's independence movement through nonviolent civil disobedience.

380 quotes

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
Education
"Knowledge without character is dangerous."
Knowledge
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
Perseverance
"The moment there is in any assembly a man who will not suffer, we know that assembly will be free."
Freedom
"Swaraj means emancipation from the English yoke."
Politics
"War is the bankruptcy of nations."
War
"Truth requires no ally to make it true."
Truth
"Democracy is the best form of government."
Politics
"My life is my message."
Life
"In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future."
Family
"Love is the strongest force the world has to offer and yet it is the most humble that one can possess."
Love
"The future will either find us a legend or it will not find us at all."
Hope
"Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment."
Happiness
"It is not always possible to be the biggest. But it is always possible to be the best."
Success
"Knowledge of self is the beginning of all wisdom."
Knowledge
"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind."
Wisdom
"We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary."
Philosophy
"Miracles happen to those who believe in them."
Faith
"A man of action cannot rest easy or become complacent."
Work
"Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion."
Kindness
"The greatest battles of life are fought out every day in the silent chambers of one's soul."
Perseverance
"Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound national life."
"Every moment of your life is infinitely creative and the universe is endlessly responding to your thoughts."
Creativity
"When your life flashes before your eyes, make sure it's worth watching."
Life
"The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace."
Peace
"Rare is the moment when a man is not at least partially influenced by the culture in which he lives."
History
"Non-violence and truth are inseparable."
Truth
"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."
Faith
"Loyalty and devotion lead to bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice."
Courage
"The gravest threat to our survival is not meteorites or tsunami or supervolcanoes, but ourselves."
Philosophy