Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

India
2 Oct 1869 // 30 Jan 1948
Spiritual Leader

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Truth never damages a cause that is just
Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear
To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest
Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is
Those who know how to think need no teachers
There is no principle worth the name if it is not wholly good
There is more to life than increasing its speed
There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong
The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart
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