As a rule I had a distaste for any reading beyond my school books. Mahatma Gandhi More Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi More Quotes From Mahatma Gandhi It Is possible to live in peace. Mahatma Gandhi passionhappinesspeace Religious truth, or for that matter any truth, requires a calm and meditative atmosphere for its percolation. Mahatma Gandhi atmospheretruthreligious Though I cannot claim to be a Christian in the sectarian sense, the example of Jesus suffering is a factor in the composition of my undying faith in non-violence which rules all my actions, worldly and temporal. Mahatma Gandhi sufferingchristianjesus Nothing is so aggravating as calmness. Mahatma Gandhi calmnessaggravatingspiritual True beauty lies in purity of the heart. Mahatma Gandhi spiritualheartlying To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest. Mahatma Gandhi honestyinspirationalbelieve A good person will resist an evil system with his whole soul. Disobedience of the laws of an evil state is therefore a duty. Mahatma Gandhi wiseevillaw If I had no sense of humor I should long ago have committed suicide. Mahatma Gandhi funny-lovewiseinspirational Ahimsa and Truth are so intertwined that it is practically impossible to disentangle and separate them. Mahatma Gandhi ahimsaintertwinedimpossible ... man was not born a carnivorous animal, but born to live on the fruits and herbs that the earth grows. I know we must all err. I would give up milk if I could, but I cannot. I have made that experiment times without number. I could not, after a serious illness, regain my strength, unless I went back to milk. That has been the tragedy of my life. But the basis of my vegetarianism is not physical, but moral. If anybody said that I should die if I did not take beef tea or mutton, even on medical advice, I would prefer death. That is the basis of my vegetarianism. Mahatma Gandhi giving-upanimalmen The very first step in nonviolence is that we cultivate in our daily life, as between ourselves, truthfulness, humility, tolerance, loving kindness. Mahatma Gandhi humilitykindnesspeace For a non-violent person the whole world is one family. He will thus fear none, nor will others fear him. Mahatma Gandhi personsfearworld Peace will not come out of a clash of arms but out of justice lived and done by unarmed nations in the face of odds. Mahatma Gandhi oddsjusticepeace I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers. Mahatma Gandhi equalityphotographybelieve Life is one indivisible whole. Mahatma Gandhi indivisiblewholelife-is Truth never damages a cause that is just. Mahatma Gandhi truthinspiringinspirational Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy. Mahatma Gandhi spiritjoypeace There would be nothing to frighten you if you refused to be afraid. Mahatma Gandhi wisepositiveinspirational Civility does not ...mean the mere outward gentleness of speech cultivated for the occasion, but an inborn gentleness and desire to do the opponent good. Mahatma Gandhi desirejusticemean It is the acid test of nonviolence that in a nonviolent conflict there is no rancor left behind, and in the end the enemies are converted into friends. Mahatma Gandhi testsfriendshipenemy
