Leaders Quotes | Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
Died: 30 January 1948
Country: India
1.Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.
2.Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.
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3.Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.
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4.It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.
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5.There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.
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6.To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.
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7.What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or in the holy name of liberty or democracy?
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8.Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.
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9.You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
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10.The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
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11.The future depends on what you do today.
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12.A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.
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13.To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.
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14.The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
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15.Your beliefs become your thoughts,
Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny.
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16.I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.
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17.Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
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18.Nobody can hurt me without my permission.
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19.God has no religion.
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20.Hate the sin, love the sinner.
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21.I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.
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22.Be the change that you wish to see in the world.
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23.Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
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24.Where there is love there is life.
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25.The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
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26.When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.
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27.Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
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28.An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.
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29.Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
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30.My Life is My Message
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31.Action expresses priorities.
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32.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.
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33.Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
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34.Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love.
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35.The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace.
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36.Truth never damages a cause that is just.
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37.The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful then a thousand heads bowing in prayer.
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38.Love is the strongest force the world possesses and yet it is the humblest imaginable.
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39.Love is the strongest force the world possesses and yet it is the humblest imaginable.
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40.I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your need. I feel your feelings.
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41.You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results.
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42.There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.
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43.You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.
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44.If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.
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45.I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.
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46.You don't know who is important to you until you actually lose them.
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47.It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit. But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.
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48.Speak only if it improves upon the silence.
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49.There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent.
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50.In a gentle way, you can shake the world.
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60.I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one's self-respect.
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61.A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.
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62.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.
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63.They cannot take away our self respect if we do not give it to them.
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64.Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly.
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65.Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Always.
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66.My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents and I lay them both at his feet.
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67.Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment.
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68.Yes I am, I am also a Muslim, a Christian, a Buddhist, and a Jew.
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69.I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world.
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70.Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.
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71.Seek not greater wealth, but simpler pleasure; not higher fortune, but deeper felicity.
-Mahatma Ghandhi
72.Truth is one, paths are many.
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73.Poverty is the worst form of violence.
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74.There is no 'way to peace,' there is only 'peace.
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75.I call him religious who understands the suffering of others.
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76.In doing something, do it with love or never do it at all.
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77.To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being.
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78.Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.
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79.If we are to reach real peace in the world, we shall have to begin with the children.
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80.It is wrong and immoral to seek to escape the consequences of one's acts.
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81.I want freedom for the full expression of my personality.
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82.A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
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83.Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilisation.
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84.There are many causes I would die for. There is not a single cause I would kill for.
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85.Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.
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86.I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.
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87.Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.
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88.Live simply so that others may simply live.
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89.The world has enough for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed.
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90.Nothing is so aggravating as calmness.
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91.It is easier to build a boy than to mend a man.
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92.What barrier is there that love cannot break?
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93.The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
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94.Of all the evils for which man has made himself responsible, none is so degrading, so shocking or so brutal as his abuse of the better half of humanity; the female sex.
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95.The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.
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96.There are no good-byes, where ever you'll be, you'll be in my heart.
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97.A thousand candles can be lighted from the flame of one candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness can be spread without diminishing that of yourself.
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98.There is force in the universe, which, if we permit it, will flow through us and produce miraculous results.
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99.There is no such thing as ‘too insane’ unless others turn up dead due to your actions.
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100.Fearlessness is the first requisite of spirituality. Cowards can never be moral.
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101.The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane.
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102.The seeker after truth should be humbler than the dust. The world crushes the dust under its feet, but the seeker after truth should so humble himself that even the dust could crush him. Only then, and not till then, will he have a glimpse of truth.
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103.Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong.
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104.Manliness consists not in bluff, bravado or loneliness. It consists in daring to do the right thing and facing consequences whether it is in matters social, political or other. It consists in deeds not words.
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105.Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory.
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106.It's easy to stand in the crowd but it takes courage to stand alone.
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107.Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress.
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108.In a gentle way you can shake the world.
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109.Nothing has saddened me so much in life as the hardness of heart of educated people.
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110.Liberty and democracy become unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.
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111.The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within me. And even though I have to face the prospect of being a minority of one, I humbly believe I have the courage to be in such a hopeless minority.
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112.They may torture my body, break my bones, even kill me. Then they will have my dead body, but not my obedience.
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113.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.
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114.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.
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115.The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted.
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116.Love never claims, it ever gives. Love ever suffers, never resents never revenges itself.
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117.The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. I hold that the more helpless a creature the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of humankind.
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118.You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
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119.True beauty lies in purity of the heart.
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120.There would be nothing to frighten you if you refused to be afraid.
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121.If you don't find God in the next person you meet, it is a waste of time looking for him further.
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122.Your tomorrow depends entirely on what you do today.
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123.I am but a poor struggling soul yearning to be wholly good, wholly truthful and wholly non-violent in thought, word and deed, but ever failing to reach the ideal which I know to be true. It is a painful climb, but each step upwards makes me feel stronger and fit for the next.
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124.Truth resides in every human heart,
and one has to search for it there,
and to be guided by truth as one sees it.
But no one has a right to coerce others
to act according to his own view of truth.
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125.Champions are made from something they have deep inside of them-a desire, a dream, a vison.
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126.I should love to satisfy all, if I possibly can; but in trying to satisfy all, I may be able to satisfy none. I have, therefore, arrived at the conclusion that the best course is to satisfy one’s own conscience and leave the world to form its own judgment, favorable or otherwise.
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127.If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.
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128.Non-violence, which is the quality of the heart, cannot come by an appeal to the brain.
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129.Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth, for being correct, for being you. Never apologize for being correct, or for being years ahead of your time. If you’re right and you know it, speak your mind. Speak your mind. Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is still the truth.
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130.Wherever you are you will always be in my heart.
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131.I first learned the concepts of non-violence in my marriage.
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132.Violence begins with the fork.
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133.You yourself as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve love and affection.
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134.Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment.
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135.Where there is life, there is love.
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136.Where love is, there God is also.
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137.Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.
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138.There are two days in the year that we can not do anything, yesterday and tomorrow
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139.The enemy is fear. We think it is hate; but it is really fear.
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140.Terrorism and deception are weapons not of the strong, but of the weak.
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141.I offer you peace.
I offer you love.
I offer you friendship.
I see your beauty.
I hear your need.
I feel your feelings.
My wisdom flows from the highest Source.
I salute that Source in you.
Let us work together. For unity and peace.
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142.Hatred can be overcome only by love.
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143.The various religions are like different roads converging on the same point. What difference does it make if we follow different routes, provided we arrive at the same destination?
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144.To forgive is not to forget. The merit lies in loving in spite of the vivid knowledge that one that must be loved is not a friend. There is not merit in loving an enemy when you forget him for a friend.
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145.A man of character will make himself worthy of any position he is given.
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146.Friendship that insists upon agreement on all things isn't worth the name.
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147.Be the change you want to see in the world
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148.Distinguish between real needs and artificial wants and control the latter.
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149.It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honored by the humiliation of their fellow beings.
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150.Don't talk about it. The rose doesn't have to propagate its perfume. It just gives it forth, and people are drawn to it. Live it, and people will come to see the source of your power.
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151.The law of love could be best understood and learned through little children.
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152.But no one has a right to coerce others to act according to his own view of truth.
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153.In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.
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154.Recall the face of the poorest and weakest man you have seen, and ask yourself if this step you contemplate is going to be any use to him.
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155.A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.
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156.The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way it's animals are treated.
-Mahatma Ghandi
157.A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.
-Mohandas Gandhi
158.The more efficient a force is, the more silent and the more subtle it is.
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159.Permanent good can never be the outcome of untruth and violence
-Mahatma Ghandi
160.Peace between countries must rest on the solid foundation of love between individuals.
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161.It is man's social nature which distinguishes him from the brute creation. If it is his privilege to be independent, it is equally his duty to be inter-dependent. Only an arrogant man will claim to be independent of everybody else and be self-contained.
-Mohandas Gandhi
162.All your scholarship would be in vain if at the same time you do not build your character and attain mastery over your thoughts and your actions.
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163.Do not crave to know the views of others, nor base your intent thereon. To think independently for yourself is a sign of fearlessness.
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164.Behaviour is the mirror in which we can display our image.
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165.Birth and death are not two different states, but they are different aspects of the same state.
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166.Where there is fear there is no religion.
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167.There are only two ways to live your life: as though nothing is a miracle, or as though everything is a miracle.
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168.Service without humility is selfishness and egotism.
-Mohandas Gandhi
169.I can retain neither respect nor affection for government which has been moving from wrong to wrong in order to defend its immorality
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170.If you want something really important to be done you must not merely satisfy the reason, you must move the heart also.
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171.You can't lead a true life without suffering
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172.Among the many misdeeds of British rule in India, history will look upon the Act which deprived a whole nation of arms as the blackest.
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173.I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul.
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174.A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers.
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175.My effort should never be to undermine another's faith but to make him a better follower of his own faith.
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176.Love is the strongest force the world possesses.
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177.There's no God higher than truth.
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178.We don't use guns because we don't have guns
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179.I do not believe in the doctrine of the greatest good of the greatest number. The only real, dignified, human doctrine is the greatest good of all.
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180.The Best Thing To Find Yourself Is To Loose Yourself In The Service Of Others
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181.Anger and intolerance are the twin enemies of correct understanding.
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182.Keep your thoughts positive because your thought become YOUR WORDS.
Keep your words positive because your words become YOUR BEHAVIOR
Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes YOUR HABITS
Keep your habits positive because your habits become YOUR VALUES
Keep your values positive because your values become YOUR DESTINY
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