Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
India
2 Oct 1869 // 30 Jan 1948
Spiritual Leader
2 Oct 1869 // 30 Jan 1948
Spiritual Leader
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God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained
Glory lies in the attempt to reach one's goal and not in reaching it
Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion
Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err
Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win
Fear has its use but cowardice has none
Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into
Everyone who wills can hear the inner voice. It is within everyone
Every formula of every religion has, in this age of reason, to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent
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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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