Ahimsa can be practiced only towards those that are inferior to you in every way. Mahatma Gandhi More Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi More Quotes From Mahatma Gandhi You cannot build nonviolence on a factory civilization, but it can be built on self-contained villages. Mahatma Gandhi village self civilization If it is by force that we wish to achieve Swaraj, let us drop nonviolence and offer such violence as we may. Mahatma Gandhi violence wish may Self-suppression is often necessary in the interest of truth and nonviolence. Mahatma Gandhi suppression interest self What can be richer and more fruitful than a greater fulfillment of the vow of nonviolence in thought, word and deed or the spread of that spirit? Mahatma Gandhi vow deeds spirit Unless discipline is rooted in nonviolence, it might prove to be a source of infinite mischief. Mahatma Gandhi discipline infinite might The votaries of nonviolence cannot harbour violence even in thought, let alone the question of doing it. Mahatma Gandhi nonviolence harbour violence There is no such thing as compulsion in the scheme of nonviolence. Mahatma Gandhi nonviolence schemes compulsion A civilization based on nonviolence must be different from that organized for violence. Mahatma Gandhi violence different civilization The rishis, who discovered the law of nonviolence in the midst of violence, were greater geniuses than Newton. Mahatma Gandhi violence genius law A country whose culture is based on nonviolence will find it necessary to have every home as much self-contained as possible. Mahatma Gandhi self home country The man or the woman who can display the nonviolence of the brave can easily stand against as external invasion. Mahatma Gandhi invasion brave men Disobedience to be civil has to be open and nonviolent. Mahatma Gandhi civil-disobedience nonviolence disobedience If people knew the working of the law of truth and nonviolence, then they would themselves regulate the matter of its shortage. Mahatma Gandhi matter law people Our struggle consists in showing that our nonviolence is neither a cloak to hide our violence or hatred, nor a preparation for violence in the near or distant future. Mahatma Gandhi preparation hatred struggle The meticulous care for the rights of the least among us is the sin qua non of nonviolence. Mahatma Gandhi care sin rights Nonviolence is an unchangeable creed. Mahatma Gandhi unchangeable nonviolence creeds Nonviolence is not an easy thing to understand, still less to practice, weak as we are. Mahatma Gandhi weak practice easy Appreciation of nonviolence means patient research and still more patient and difficult practice. Mahatma Gandhi practice appreciation mean Nonviolence is not merely a personal virtue. It is also a social virtue to be cultivated like other virtues. Mahatma Gandhi nonviolence virtue social The weapon of nonviolence does not need supermen or superwomen to wield it; even beings of common clay can use it and have used it before this with success. Mahatma Gandhi clay doe needs
