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Mahatma Gandhi the father of India, a great influencer and the symbol of peace.

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N.B. This quote refers to the British disarmament of the Indian Army. Gandhi never advocated the individual right to bear arms.

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The outward freedom that we shall attain will only be in exact proportion to the inward freedom to which we may have grown at a given moment. And if this is a correct view of freedom, our chief energy must be concentrated on achieving reform from within.

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It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.

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I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.

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We must become the change we want to see.

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In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in an clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.

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You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

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The only devils in this world are those running around in our own hearts, and that is where all our battles should be fought.

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An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

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Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

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

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Your beliefs become your thoughts. Your thoughts become your words. Your words become your actions. Your actions become your habits. Your habits become your values. Your values become your destiny.

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Where there is love there is life.

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Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”

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I think it would be a good idea.

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To conceal ignorance is to increase it. An honest confession of it, however, gives ground for the hope that it will diminish some day or the other.

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Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.

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Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

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The things that will destroy us are: politics without principle; pleasure without conscience; wealth without work; knowledge without character; business without morality; science without humanity; and worship without sacrifice.

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The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

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Not to have control over the senses is like sailing in a rudderless ship, bound to break to pieces on coming in contact with the very first rock.

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The future depends on what we do in the present.

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An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

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Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest.

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When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it - always.

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Hate the sin, love the sinner.

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There is more to life than increasing its speed

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One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds.

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You must be the change you want to see in the world.

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I want freedom for the full expression on my personality.

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It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.

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Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy.

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Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one’s weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.

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A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.

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I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul.

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Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

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In matters of conscience, the law of majority has no place.

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Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.

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You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

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If Christians would really live according to the teachings of Christ, as found in the Bible, all of India would be Christian today.

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What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy

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I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.

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I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.

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Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.

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Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress.

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Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.

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You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

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Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.

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Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation.

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As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it.

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First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

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Had we adopted non-violence as the weapon of the strong, because we realised that it was more effective than any other weapon, in fact the mightiest force in the world, we would have made use of its full potency and not have discarded it as soon as the fight against the British was over or we were in a position to wield conventional weapons. But as I have already said, we adopted it out of our helplessness. If we had the atom bomb, we would have used it against the British.

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I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all the lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any.

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It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

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Change yourself – you are in control.”

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President means chief servant

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The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

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Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.

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A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.

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The good man is the friend of all living things.

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A ‘No’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

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Be the change we wish to see in the world

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Faith is not an understandable thing, but a thing to grow.

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In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.

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Indolence is a delightful but distressing state we must be doing something to be happy.

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The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

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The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.

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Live simply that others may simply live.

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I regard myself as a soldier, though a soldier of peace.

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