Quotes By M. K. Gandhi

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.

A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.

There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supercedes all other courts.

There is more to life than increasing its speed.

The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.

Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.

I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.

There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supersedes all other courts.

When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and I see not one ray of hope on the horizon, I turn to Bhagavad-Gita and find a verse to comfort me; and I immediately begin to smile in the midst of overwhelming sorrow. Those who meditate on the Gita will derive fresh joy and new meanings from it every day.

It is difficult, but not impossible, to conduct strictly honest business.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.