Mahatma Gandhi Quotes about Desire

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Cowardice is impotence worse than violence. The coward desires revenge but being afraid to die, he looks to others, maybe to the government of the day, to do the work of defense for him. A coward is less than a man. He

Cowardice is impotence worse than violence. The coward desires revenge but being afraid to die, he looks to others, maybe to the government of the day, to do the work of defense for him. A coward is less than a man. He does not deserve to be a member of a society of men and women.

Mahatma Gandhi

Revenge, Men, Desire

Mahatma Gandhi, Thomas Merton (1965). “Gandhi on Non-violence”, p.33, New Directions Publishing

Civility does not ...mean the mere outward gentleness of speech cultivated for the occasion, but an inborn gentleness and desire to do the opponent good.

Mahatma Gandhi

Mean, Justice, Desire

Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, Homer A. Jack (2005). “The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi”, p.106, Courier Corporation

Behind my non-cooperation there is always the keenest desire to cooperate on the slightest pretext even with the worst of opponents. To me, a very imperfect mortal, ever in need of God's grace, no one is beyond redemption.

Mahatma Gandhi

Grace, Desire, Needs

A slave- holder, who has decided to abolish slavery, does not consult his slaves whether they desire freedom or not.

Mahatma Gandhi

Freedom, Desire, Doe

Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, Homer A. Jack (2005). “The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi”, p.125, Courier Corporation

Ahimsa is the eradication of the desire to injure or to kill.

Mahatma Gandhi

Desire, Ahimsa

Mohandas Karmchand Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi, V. Geetha (2004). “Soul Force: Gandhi's Writings on Peace”, p.105, Tara Publishing

Prayer is a sign of repentance, a desire to become better, purer.

Mahatma Gandhi

Prayer, Desire, Repentance

Mahatma Gandhi (1975). “Collected Works”

Man should earnestly desire the well - being of all God's creations and pray that we may have the strength to do so.

Mahatma Gandhi

God, Men, Desire

Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1986). “The Moral and Political Writings of Mahatma Gandhi: Non-Violent Resistance and Social Transformation”, Clarendon Press

A nonviolent man cannot desire embarrassment.

Mahatma Gandhi

Men, Desire, Embarrassment

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I understood . . . that those who desired salvation should act like the trustee who, though having control over great possessions, regards not an iota of them as his own.

Mahatma Gandhi

Desire, Salvation, Should

Mahatma Gandhi (1948). “Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth”, p.233, Courier Corporation

When there is no desire for fruit, there is also no temptation for untruth or himsa.

Mahatma Gandhi

Temptation, Desire, Fruit

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