Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
India
2 Oct 1869 // 30 Jan 1948
Spiritual Leader
2 Oct 1869 // 30 Jan 1948
Spiritual Leader
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Better far than cowardice is killing and being killed in battle
As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves
Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding
An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so
An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching
An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind
An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it
Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well
All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Truth
Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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