Great Quotes From Gandhi On His Birthday

I reject any religious doctrine that does not appeal to reason and is in conflict with morality.

True beauty lies in the purity of the heart.

To think independently for yourself is a sign of fearlessness.

The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being human.

If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.

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

Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong.

Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.

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

Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.

To safeguard democracy the people must have a keen sense of independence, self-respect and their oneness, and should insist upon choosing as their representatives only such persons as are good and true.

Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.

To deprive a man of his natural liberty and to deny to him the ordinary amenities of life is worse then starving the body; it is starvation of the soul, the dweller in the body.

Every worthy act is difficult. Ascent is always difficult. Descent is easy and often slippery.

It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

My effort should never be to undermine another's faith but to make him a better follower of his own faith.

Every home is a university and the parents are the teachers.

Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.

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

What is true of the individual will be tomorrow true of the whole nation if individuals will but refuse to lose heart and hope.