Mahatma Gandhi Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Mahatma Gandhi quotes, Mahatma Gandhi sayings, and Mahatma Gandhi proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom. Mahatma Gandhi
Pure motives can never justify impure or violent action. Mahatma Gandhi
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. Mahatma Gandhi
Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well. Mahatma Gandhi
Live simply so that others may simply live. Mahatma Gandhi
Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul. Mahatma Gandhi
Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances. Mahatma Gandhi
There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread. Mahatma Gandhi
A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history. Mahatma Gandhi
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. Mahatma Gandhi
We shall dig our own grave if we do not purge ourselves of this curse of untouchability. Mahatma Gandhi
If the lambs of the world had been willingly led, they would have long ago saved themselves from the butcher's knife. Mahatma Gandhi
There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supercedes all other courts. Mahatma Gandhi
The true democrat is he who with purely nonviolent means defends his liberty and, therefore, his country's and ultimately that of the whole of mankind. Mahatma Gandhi
A democratic organization has to dare to do the right at all costs. Mahatma Gandhi
Persistent questioning and healthy inquisitiveness are the first requisite for acquiring learning of any kind. Mahatma Gandhi
The truest test of civilization, culture and dignity is character and not clothing. Mahatma Gandhi
The mice which helplessly find themselves between the cats teeth acquire no merit from their enforced sacrifice. Mahatma Gandhi
Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well. Mahatma Gandhi
Decency requires that when a programme is approved by the majority, all should carry it out faithfully. Mahatma Gandhi
Decency and tolerance, to be of any value, must be capable of withstanding the severest strain. Mahatma Gandhi
I do regard spinning and weaving as a necessary part of any national system of education. Mahatma Gandhi
When I admire the wonder of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in worship of the Creator. 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
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. Mahatma Gandhi
Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another. Mahatma Gandhi
It is as much our obligation not to cooperate with evil as it is to cooperate with good. Mahatma Gandhi
If the village worker is not a decent man or woman, conducting a decent home, he or she had better not aspire after the high privilege and honour of becoming a village worker. Mahatma Gandhi
Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion. Mahatma Gandhi
Look at the sparrows; they do not know what they will do in the next moment. Let us literally live from moment to moment. Mahatma Gandhi