200+ "Mahatma Gandhi" Quotes And Sayings

Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbandar, Gujarat. He was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule. His greatest contribution to peace and non-violent resistance was his practice of fasting to achieve political aims. His technique of non-violent resistance was used by Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi, and many other leaders in the twentieth century Read more

Gandhi was the father of the non-violent movement for India's independence from Britain. He was assassinated by a Hindu extremist on January 30, 1948.

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When I despair, I remember that all through history the way 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. Mahatma Gandhi
Where there is love there is life.
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Where there is love there is life. Mahatma Gandhi
Hate the sin, love the sinner.
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Hate the sin, love the sinner. Mahatma Gandhi
The day the power of love overrules the love of...
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The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace. Mahatma Gandhi
Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with...
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Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love. Mahatma Gandhi
Love is the strongest force the world possesses and yet...
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Love is the strongest force the world possesses and yet it is the humblest imaginable. Mahatma Gandhi
What barrier is there that love cannot break?
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What barrier is there that love cannot break? Mahatma Gandhi
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Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment. Mahatma Gandhi
Action expresses priorities.
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Action expresses priorities. Mahatma Gandhi
There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.
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There is more to life than simply increasing its speed. Mahatma Gandhi
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Be the change that you wish to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as...
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Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Mahatma Gandhi
Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the...
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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. Mahatma Gandhi
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not...
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Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed. Mahatma Gandhi
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To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man's injustice to woman. If by strength is meant brute strength, then, indeed, is woman less brute than man. If by strength is meant moral power, then woman is immeasurably man's superior. Has she not greater intuition, is she not more self-sacrificing, has she not greater powers of endurance, has she not greater courage? Without her, man could not be. If nonviolence is the law of our being, the future is with woman. Who can make a more effective appeal to the heart than woman?", Oct. 4, 1930)]. Mahatma Gandhi
I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer...
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I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your need. I feel your feelings. Mahatma Gandhi
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I came to the conclusion long ago that all religions were true and that also that all had some error in them, and while I hold by my own religion, I should hold other religions as dear as Hinduism. So we can only pray, if we were Hindus, not that a Christian should become a Hindu; but our innermost prayer should be that a Hindu should become a better Hindu, a Muslim a better Muslim, and a Christian a better Christian. Mahatma Gandhi
Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood...
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Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action. Mahatma Gandhi
There is force in the universe, which, if we permit...
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There is force in the universe, which, if we permit it, will flow through us and produce miraculous results. Mahatma Gandhi
True beauty lies in purity of the heart.
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True beauty lies in purity of the heart. Mahatma Gandhi