Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
India
2 Oct 1869 // 30 Jan 1948
Spiritual Leader
2 Oct 1869 // 30 Jan 1948
Spiritual Leader
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Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame
Action expresses priorities
A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history
A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion
A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its compromise in practice
A man is but the product of his thoughts: what he thinks, he becomes
A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave
We must be the change we wish to see
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory
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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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