Ill-digested principles are, if anything, worse than ill-digested food, for the latter harms the body and there is cure for it, whereas the former ruins the soul and there is no cure for it. Mahatma Gandhi More Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi More Quotes From Mahatma Gandhi The seeker after truth should be humbler than the dust. The world crushes the dust under its feet, but the seeker after truth should so humble himself that even the dust could crush him. Only then, and not till then, will he have a glimpse of truth. Mahatma Gandhi crushhumblewise In times to come people will not judge us by the creed we profess or the label we wear or the slogans we shout, but, by our work, industry, sacrifice, honesty and purity of character. Mahatma Gandhi sacrificehonestycharacter A genuine satyagraha should never excite contempt in the opponent even when it fails to command regard or respect. Mahatma Gandhi opponentsfailingshould I do feel that spiritual progress does demand at some stage that we should cease to kill our fellow creatures for the satisfaction of our bodily wants. Mahatma Gandhi philosophicalspiritualanimal Man has the supreme knack of deceiving himself; the Englishman is supremest among men. Mahatma Gandhi knackdeceivingmen 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. Mahatma Gandhi spiritualevilchildren Creation of effective public opinion depends on the cultivation of true courage, born of truthfulness and nonviolence. Mahatma Gandhi public-opinioncreationborn Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do something,it makes me incapable of doing it. When I believe I can,I acquire the ability to do it even if I didn’t have it in the beginning.’"Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi freedommenbelieve What distinguishes man from the brute is his conscious striving to realise the spirit within. Mahatma Gandhi strivespiritmen A person who is worried about the outcome of his work does not see his goal; he sees only his opposition and the obstacles before him. Mahatma Gandhi outcomesgoaldoe Palestine belongs to the Arabs in the same sense that England belongs to the English or France to the French. It is wrong and inhuman to impose the Jews on the Arabs... Surely it would be a crime against humanity to reduce the proud Arabs so that Palestine can be restored to the Jews partly or wholly as their national home Mahatma Gandhi humanityspiritualhome It is a first class human tragedy that people of the earth who claim to believe in the message of Jesus, whom they describe as the Prince of Peace, show little of that belief in actual practice. Mahatma Gandhi practicebelievejesus It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business. Mahatma Gandhi wiseinspirationalfriendship Think for tomorrow but act for today. Mahatma Gandhi tomorrowtodaythinking As soon as we lose the moral basis, we cease to be religious. There is no such thing as religion over-riding morality. Man, for instance, cannot be untruthful, cruel or incontinent and claim to have God on his side. Mahatma Gandhi religiousmenreligion Those who believe religion and politics aren't connected don't understand either. Mahatma Gandhi religion-and-politicsconnectedbelieve I am endeavouring to see God through service of humanity; for I know that God is neither in heaven, nor down below, but in everyone. Mahatma Gandhi humanitygodheaven I can not give you the reference of Ram Chandar or Krishna, because they were not historical figures. I can not help it but to present to you the names of (Hazrat) Abu Bakar (RA) and (Hazrat) Umar Farooq (RA). They were leaders of a vast Empire, yet they lived a life of austerity. Mahatma Gandhi leadernamesgiving The main purpose of life is to live rightly, think rightly, act rightly. The soul must languish when we give all our thought to the body. Mahatma Gandhi thoughtfulinspirationalpeace Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good. Mahatma Gandhi patriotismdiversityevil
