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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"There is always a limit to self-indulgence, but none to self-restraint."

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"It is better to allow our lives to speak for us than our words. God did not bear the cross only two thousand years ago. He bears it today, and he dies and is resurrected from day to day. It would be a poor comfort to the world if it had to depend on a historical God who died two thousand years ago. Do not, then, preach the God of history, but show him as he lives today through you."

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"What the Sermon describes in a graphic manner, the Bhagavadgita reduces to a scientific formula."

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"The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted."

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"One man cannot do right in one department of life whilst he is occupied in doing wrong in any other department. Life is one indivisible whole"

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"What is true of the individual will be tomorrow true of the whole nation if individuals will but refuse to lose heart and hope."

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"The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent."

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"There is no road towards peace; peace is the road"

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"When you surrender completely to God, as the only truth worth having, you find yourself in service of all that exists. It becomes your joy and recreation. You never tire of serving others."

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"I once Experimented with marijuna, next thing I know I'm waking up with blood on my hands.......and not my own blood."

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"Hatred can be overcome only by love."

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

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"There is only one God for us all, whether we find him through the Koran, the Zend-Avesta, The Tolmud, or the Gita."

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"Infinite Love is a weapon of matchless potency. It is the 'summum bonum' of life. It is an attribute of the brave, in fact it is their all. It does not come within the each of the coward. It is no wooden of lifeless dogma but a living and life-giving."

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"Exercise of faith will be the safest where there is a clear determination summarily to reject all that is contrary to truth and love."

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"It amazes me to find an intelligent person who fights against something which he does not at all believe exists."

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