Quotes from Mahatma Gandhi
A mother would never by choice sleep in a wet bed but she would gladly do so in order to spare the dry bed for her child.
- Mahatma Gandhi
The Gita is not only my Bible and my Koran, it is more than that, it is my mother.
- Mahatma Gandhi
It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful?
- Mahatma Gandhi
I want to realize brotherhood or identity not merely with the beings called human, but I want to realize identity with all life, even with such things as crawl upon earth.
- Mahatma Gandhi
God has made of man and woman one complete whole. In the scheme of nature, both of them are equal.
- Mahatma Gandhi
Patience means self-suffering.
- Mahatma Gandhi
Where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence.
- Mahatma Gandhi
Force, violence, pressure, or compulsion with a view to conformity, are both uncivilized and undemocratic
- Mahatma Gandhi
By patriotism I mean the welfare of the whole people, if I secure it at the hands of my opponent, I should bow down my head to him.
- Mahatma Gandhi
You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.
- Mahatma Gandhi
Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.
- Mahatma Gandhi
Peace between countries must rest on the solid foundation of love between individuals.
- Mahatma Gandhi