Mahatma Gandhi

Political Leader

Mahatma Gandhi was a leader in India's struggle for independence, known for his philosophy of nonviolent resistance and commitment to truth.

Born
October 2, 1869
Died
January 30, 1948
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"I find that we are all such sinners that it is better to leave the judging to God."

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"Live every day like it is your last and learn everyday like you will live forever"

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"I have naturally formed the habit of restraining my thoughts. A thoughtless word hardly ever escaped my tongue or pen. Experience has taught me that silence is part of the spiritual discipline of a votary of truth. We find so many people impatient to talk. All this talking can hardly be said to be of any benefit to the world. It is so much waste of time. My shyness has been in reality my shield and buckler. It has allowed me to grow. It has helped me in my discernment of truth."

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"There is always enough for the needy, there is never enough for the greedy."

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"There are many causes I would die for. There is not a single cause I would kill for."

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"A man of faith will remain steadfast to truth even though the whole world might appear to be enveloped in falsehood."

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"Golden fetters are no less galling to a self-respecting man that iron ones; the sting lies in the fetters, not in the metal."

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"I have so much to accomplish today that I must meditate for two hours instead of one."

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"The only way love punishes in by suffering."

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"The way of peace is the way of truth. Truthfulness is even more important than peacefulness."

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"Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or other. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger, and will make, not only for our own happiness, but that of the world at large."

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"It is a tragedy of the first magnitude that millions of people have ceased to use their hands as hands. Nature has bestowed upon us this great gift which is our hands. If the craze for machinery method continues, it is highly likely that a time will come when we shall be so incapacitated and weak that we shall begin to curse ourselves for having forgotten the use of the living machines given to us by God."

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"Far more indispensable then food for the physical body is spiritual nourishment for the soul. One can do without food for a considerable time, but a man of the spirit cannot exist for a single second without spiritual nourishment."

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