Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

God, as Truth, has been for me a treasure beyond price. May He be so to every one of us.

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.

A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.

I know, to banish anger altogether from one’s breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God’s grace.

Man is supposed to be the maker of his destiny. It is only partly true. He can make his destiny, only in so far as he is allowed by the Great Power.

To lose patience is to lose the battle.

I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following.

Relationships are based on four principles: respect, understanding, acceptance and appreciation.

Glory lies in the attempt to reach one’s goal and not in reaching it.

Prayer is a confession of one’s own unworthiness and weakness.

God cannot be realized through the intellect. Intellect can lead one to a certain extent and no further. It is a matter of faith and experience derived from that faith.

A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal.

Self-respect knows no considerations.

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.

Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it.

I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and Non-violence are as old as the hills. All I have done is to try experiments in both on as vast a scale as I could.

Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith.