Mahatma Gandhi

Independence Leader, Activist Indian 1869 – 1948

Led India's independence movement through nonviolent civil disobedience.

380 quotes

"The more you have, the more you are occupied. The less you have, the more free you are."
"Honesty and purity can make one person equal to thousands."
"To see the universal and all-pervading Spirit of Truth face to face one must be able to love the meanest of all creatures as oneself."
"In the end, we only regret the chances we didn't take."
Adventure
"The future will either find us a legend or find us not at all."
Inspiration
"In a gentle way, you can shake the world."
Change
"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."
Strength
"A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes."
Wisdom
"In a day, when you don't come across any problems, you can be sure that you are traveling the wrong path."
Life
"The future depends on what you do today."
Time
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."
Happiness
"There is more to life than increasing its speed."
Life
"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth."
Work
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."
"Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it."
Peace
"Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn."
Life
"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."
Faith
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."
Freedom
"I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and nonviolence are as old as the hills."
Truth
"An ounce of practice is worth a pound of theory."
Knowledge
"Prayer is a confession, a repentance, and an acknowledgment of our dependence on God."
Faith
"The discovery of truth by successive generations is the object of science."
Science
"All religions are equal in the sense that they teach virtues like love, compassion, and justice."
Philosophy
"Fear has its use but cowardice has none."
Fear
"Constant development is the only way to stay ahead."
Success
"I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another."
Perseverance
"The simplest things in life are the best things."
"My life is my message."
Inspiration
"True wealth is health."
Health
"The best leaders are those most interested in surrounding themselves with assistants and associates smarter than they are."
Leadership