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A certain degree of physical harmony and comfort is necessary, but above a certain level it becomes a hindrance instead of a help. Therefore the ideal of creating an unlimited number of wants and satisfying them seems

A certain degree of physical harmony and comfort is necessary, but above a certain level it becomes a hindrance instead of a help. Therefore the ideal of creating an unlimited number of wants and satisfying them seems to be a delusion and a snare.

Mahatma Gandhi
Creating, Numbers, Comfort
Mahatma Gandhi (1980). “All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections”, p.98, A&C Black

I shall never know God if I do not wrestle with and against evil, even at the cost of life itself.

Mahatma Gandhi
Evil, Cost, Knowing God
Mahatma Gandhi (1980). “All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections”, p.52, A&C Black

If we remain nonviolent, hatred will die as everything does from disuse.

Mahatma Gandhi
Hatred, Doe, Dies
Mahatma Gandhi, Thomas Merton (2007). “Gandhi on Non-Violence”, p.59, New Directions Publishing

In order to get meat, we have to kill. And we are certainly not entitled to any other milk except the mother's milk in our infancy.

Mahatma Gandhi
Mother, Order, Meat
Mahatma Gandhi (1958). “Collected Works”

When faced with a choice between violence and cowardice, always choose violence

Mahatma Gandhi
Choices, Violence, Cowardice

For me patriotism is the sme as humanity. I am patriotic because I am human and humane. It is not exclusive. I will not hurt England or Germany to serve India . . . My patriotism is inclusive and admits of no enmity or ill-will.

Mahatma Gandhi
Hurt, Patriotic, Ill Will

If you Christians acted more like your Christ, the world would be a better place.

Mahatma Gandhi
Christian, Would Be, World

It is as much our obligation not to cooperate with evil as it is to cooperate with good

Mahatma Gandhi
Evil, Obligation

Priorities lie in your actions

Mahatma Gandhi
Lying, Priorities, Action

If you do what you enjoy doing you'll never have to work hard.

Mahatma Gandhi
Hard Work, Doing You, Enjoy

As a rule I had a distaste for any reading beyond my school books.

Mahatma Gandhi
Book, Reading, School
Mahatma Gandhi (2008). “My Experiments With Truth: An Autobiography”, p.22, Jaico Publishing House

When the fear of jail disappears, repression puts heart into the people.

Mahatma Gandhi
Heart, Jail, People
Mahatma Gandhi (2008). “My Experiments With Truth: An Autobiography”, p.457, Jaico Publishing House

...service can have no meaning unless one takes pleasure in it. When it is done for show or for fear of public opinion, it stunts the man and crushes his spirit. Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served.

Mahatma Gandhi
Crush, Men, Joy
Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, Homer A. Jack (2005). “The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi”, p.80, Courier Corporation

You can't hurt me without my permission.

Mahatma Gandhi
Hurt, Permission, Hurt Me

The story of the creation and similar things in it did not impress me very much, but on the contrary made me incline somewhat towards atheism.

Mahatma Gandhi
Atheism, Stories, Creation
Mahatma Gandhi (1948). “Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth”, p.30, Courier Corporation

It was not as easy to commit suicide as to contemplate it.

Mahatma Gandhi
Suicide, Easy, Commit
Mahatma Gandhi (2008). “My Experiments With Truth: An Autobiography”, p.42, Jaico Publishing House

It was only in South Africa that I got over this shyness, though I never completely overcame it. It was impossible for me to speak impromptu. I hesitated whenever I had to face strange audiences and avoided making a speech whenever I could. Even today I do not think I could or would even be inclined to keep a meeting of friends engaged in idle talk.

Mahatma Gandhi
Thinking, Speech, Today
Mahatma Gandhi (1948). “Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth”, p.55, Courier Corporation

I felt that God could be realized only through service. And service for me was the service of India, because it came to me without my seeking, because I had an aptitude for it.

Mahatma Gandhi
India, Aptitude, Felt
Mahatma Gandhi (2005). “All Men Are Brothers”, p.16, A&C Black

Children inherit the qualities of the parents, no less than their physical features. Environment does play an important part, but the original capital on which a child starts in life is inherited from its ancestors. 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.

Mahatma Gandhi
Children, Play, Evil
Mahatma Gandhi (1948). “Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth”, p.276, Courier Corporation

Only this much I knew - that under ideal conditions, true education could be imparted only by the parents, and that then there should be the minimum of outside help.

Mahatma Gandhi
Parent, Helping, Should
Mahatma Gandhi (1948). “Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth”, p.298, Courier Corporation

But I never again went through this street. There would be other men coming in this man's place and, ignorant of the incident, they would behave likewise. Why should I unnecessarily court another kick? I therefore selected a different walk.

Mahatma Gandhi
Men, Ignorant, Different
Mahatma Gandhi (2008). “My Experiments With Truth: An Autobiography”, p.145, Jaico Publishing House

The incident deepened my feeling for the Indian settlers. I discussed with them the advisability of making a test case, if it were found necessary to do so, after having seen the British Agent in the matter of these regulations.

Mahatma Gandhi
Feelings, Agents, Regulation
Mahatma Gandhi (1948). “Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth”, p.114, Courier Corporation

Men in prison are "civilly dead" and have no claim to any say in policy.

Mahatma Gandhi
Men, Prison, Claims

Thanks to the Court's decision, only clean Indians (meaning upper caste Hindu Indians) or colored people other than Kaffirs, can now travel in the trains.

Mahatma Gandhi
People, Decision, Thanks

We believe as much in the purity of races as we think they (the Whites) do...by advocating the purity of all races.

Mahatma Gandhi
Believe, Thinking, Race