Mahatma Gandhi Quotes about Lying

The newspaperman has become a walking plague. He spreads the contagion of lies and calumnies.

The newspaperman has become a walking plague. He spreads the contagion of lies and calumnies.

Lying, Journalism, Calumny

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

It is not given to man to know the whole Truth. His duty lies in living up to the truth as he sees it, and in doing so, to resort to the purest means, i.e., to non-violence. God alone knows absolute truth. Therefore, I have often said, Truth is God. It follows that man, a finite being, cannot know absolute truth. Nobody in this world possesses absolute truth. This is God's attribute alone. Relative truth is all we know. Therefore, we can only follow the truth as we see it. Such pursuit of truth cannot lead anyone astray.

Mahatma Gandhi

Truth, Lying, Mean

Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep.

Mahatma Gandhi

Good Night, Lying, Anger

"Confessions of an English Opium-Eater". Book by Thomas De Quincey, 1821.

Man's happiness really lies in contentment.

Mahatma Gandhi

Lying, Men, Contentment

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

True beauty lies in purity of the heart.

Mahatma Gandhi

Spiritual, Lying, Heart

To forgive is not to forget. The merit lies in loving in spite of the vivid knowledge that one that must be loved is not a friend. There is not merit in loving an enemy when you forget him for a friend.

Mahatma Gandhi

Spiritual, Lying, Forgiving

Mahatma Gandhi (1965). “Glorious Thoughts of Gandhi: Being a Treasury of about Ten Thousand Valuable and Inspiring Thougths of Mahatma Gandhi, Classified Under Four Hundred Subjects”

The principle of ahimsa is hurt by every evil thought, by undue haste, by lying, by hatred, by wishing ill to anybody.

Mahatma Gandhi

Hurt, Lying, Evil

Mohandas Karmchand Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi, V. Geetha (2004). “Soul Force: Gandhi's Writings on Peace”, p.226, Tara Publishing

Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself

Mahatma Gandhi

Running, Lying, Fighting

Mahatma Gandhi (1958). “Collected Works”

The secret of a happy life lies in renunciation. Renunciation is life.

Mahatma Gandhi

Life, Lying, Secret

Mahatma Gandhi (2011). “The Way to God: Selected Writings from Mahatma Gandhi”, North Atlantic Books

Non-cooperation is directed not against men but against measures. It is not directed against the Governors, but against the system they administer. The roots of non-cooperation lies not in hatred but in justice if not in love.

Mahatma Gandhi

Lying, Struggle, Men

Nonviolence is the law of our species as violence is the law of the brute. The spirit lies dormant in the brute, and he knows no law but that of physical might. The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher laws - to the strength of the spirit.

Mahatma Gandhi

Peace, Lying, Men

"The Doctrine Of The Sword". Young India, www.mkgandhi.org. August 11, 1920.

Golden fetters are no less galling to a self-respecting man that iron ones; the sting lies in the fetters, not in the metal.

Mahatma Gandhi

Lying, Men, Self

Mahatma Gandhi (1965). “Glorious Thoughts of Gandhi: Being a Treasury of about Ten Thousand Valuable and Inspiring Thougths of Mahatma Gandhi, Classified Under Four Hundred Subjects”

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

Mahatma Gandhi

Inspirational, Lying, Goal

Mahatma Gandhi (1979). “Collected Works”

The goal ever recedes from us. The greater the progress the greater the recognition of our unworthiness. Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory.

Mahatma Gandhi

Lying, Past, Goal

Mahatma Gandhi (1980). “All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections”, p.154, A&C Black

My quarrel with the advocates of contraceptives lies in their taking for granted that ordinary mortals cannot exercise self-control.

Mahatma Gandhi

Women, Lying, Exercise

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

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

Mahatma Gandhi

Lying, Heart, Greatness

Mahatma Gandhi (1958). “Collected Works”

True art takes note not merely of form but also of what lies behind.

Mahatma Gandhi

Art, Lying, Form

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

The future of India lies in its villages

Mahatma Gandhi

Lying, India, Village

I look upon an increase in the power of the State with the greatest fear because, although while apparently doing good by minimizing exploitation, it does the greatest harm to mankind by destroying individuality which lies at the heart of all progress.

Mahatma Gandhi

Lying, Heart, Greatest Fear

Interview with Nirmal Kumar Bose on 9-10 November 1934, Modern Review, p. 412, October 1935.

My Hinduism teaches me to respect all religions. In this lies the secret of Ramarajya.

Mahatma Gandhi

Lying, Secret, Hinduism

Mahatma Gandhi (1993). “Gandhi on Nehru”

A satyagrahi turns the searchlight inward relentlessly to weed out all the defects that may be lying hidden there still.

Mahatma Gandhi

Weed, Lying, Inward

You may have occasion to possess or use material things, but the secret of life lies in never missing them.

Mahatma Gandhi

Lying, Missing, Secret

Mahatma Gandhi (1967). “The Mind of Mahatma Gandhi”, p.198, Rajpal & Sons

The foundation of service and your real training lie in spinning khaddar.

Mahatma Gandhi

Real, Lying, Training

Mahatma Gandhi (1967). “Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi”

The way to truth lies through ahimsa (nonviolence).

Mahatma Gandhi

Lying, Way, Ahimsa

Mahatma Gandhi (1969). “Collected Works”

It is easier to bridge the oceans that lie between continents than it is to bridge the gap between individuals or the peoples.

Mahatma Gandhi

Lying, Ocean, Bridges