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Mahatma Gandhi Quotes - Page 55

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Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacity.

Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacity.

Women, Empowerment, Gender Equality

Mahatma Gandhi (2005). “All Men Are Brothers”, p.157, A&C Black

A bogus Congress register can never lead you to Swaraj any more than a paper boat can help you to sail across the Padma.

Paper, Helping, Boat

Mahatma Gandhi (1939). “Collected Works”

Truth, which is permanent, eludes the historian of events. Truth transcends history.

Truth, Events, Elude

If untouchability is an integral part of Hinduism, the latter is a spent bullet.

Bullets, Hinduism, Latter

Mahatma Gandhi (1968). “The Message of Mahatma Gandhi”

A warrior lives on his wars, whether offensive or defensive. And he suffers a collapse if he finds that his warring capacity is unwanted.

War, Suffering, Offensive

Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, Homer A. Jack (2005). “The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi”, p.118, Courier Corporation

Contraceptives are an insult to womanhood.

Women, Insult, Contraceptives

Mahatma Gandhi (1964). “Through Self-control”

It is indeed a million times better to appear untrue before the world than to be untrue to ourselves.

World, Untrue, Millions

Mahatma Gandhi, Dennis Dalton (1996). “Gandhi: Selected Political Writings”, p.33, Hackett Publishing

A semi-starved nation can have neither religion nor art nor organization.

Art, Organization, Nations

Mahatma Gandhi (1962). “The Essential Gandhi: His Life, Work, and Ideas : an Anthology”, Vintage

Painters and poets are obliged to exaggerate the proportions of their figures in order to give true perspective.

Art, Order, Giving

Mahatma Gandhi (1997). “The Mahatma and the Poet: Letters and Debates Between Gandhi and Tagore, 1915-1941”, National Book Trust India

Newspapers today have almost replaced the Bible, the Koran, the Gita and other religious scriptures.

Religious, Gita, Today

Mahatma Gandhi, U. R. Rao (1963). “The Way to Communal Harmony”, Ahmedabad, [India] : Navajivan Publishing House

Execution of the constructive programme in its entirety means more than Swaraj. It means Ram Raj, Khudai Sultanat or the Divine Kingdom.

Mean, Rams, Kingdoms

Happiness eludes us if we run after it.

Running, Elude Us, Elude

Mahatma Gandhi, Anand T. Hingorani, Ganga Anand Hingorani (1985). “The Encyclopaedia of Gandhian Thoughts”

When a man gives way to anger, he only harms himself.

Men, Giving, Way

Mahatma Gandhi, Anand T. Hingorani, Ganga Anand Hingorani (1985). “The Encyclopaedia of Gandhian Thoughts”

The greatness of a person lies in his heart, not in his head; that is intellect.

Lying, Heart, Greatness

Mahatma Gandhi (1958). “Collected Works”

To double your successes, you might have to double your failure rate.

Might, Rate

To have a happy ending, choose a happy moment and call it 'the ending'. Honesty is incompatible with the amassing of a large fortune.

Honesty, Happy Endings, Moments

You never realize what the aftereffect of your activities, however in the event that you don't do anything, obviously there will be no outcome.

Outcomes, Events, Realizing

Action expresses priorities.

Love, Family, Happiness

A life of sacrifice is the pinnacle of art, and is full of true joy.

Inspiring, Art, Inspirational Life

Mahatma Gandhi, Judith M. Brown (2008). “The Essential Writings”, p.76, Oxford University Press

The khadi spirit means fellow-feeling with every human being on earth.

Mean, Feelings, Earth

Mahatma Gandhi (1935). “Young India, 1927-1928”

My personal religion peremptorily forbids me to hate anybody.

Hate, Religion

Mahatma Gandhi (2005). “All Men Are Brothers”, p.166, A&C Black

My dictionary has no such expression as a violent fight.

Fighting, Expression, Violence

Mahatma Gandhi (1958). “Collected Works”

The seeker after truth should be humbler than the dust.

Dust, Should, Seekers

Mahatma Gandhi (1948). “Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth”, p.9, Courier Corporation

Music has given me peace. I can remember occasions when music instantly tranquillized my mind, when I was greatly agitated over something. Music has helped me to overcome anger.

Mind, Overcoming, Remember

Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, Homer A. Jack (2005). “The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi”, p.159, Courier Corporation

Happiness, the goal to which we all are striving is reached by endeavoring to make the lives of others happy, and if by renouncing the luxuries of life we can lighten the burdens of others.... surely the simplification of our wants is a thing greatly to be desired! And so, if instead of supposing that we must become hermits and dwellers in caves in order to practice simplicity, we set about simplifying our affairs, each according to his own convictions and opportunity, much good will result and the simple life will at once be established.

Happiness, Opportunity, Simple

Mahatma Gandhi (2012). “The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas”, p.62, Vintage

Born: October 2, 1869 - January 30, 1948
Occupation: Civil rights leader

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