Humanity Quotes

What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?

I would far rather that Hinduism died than that untouchability lived.

The untouchability of Hinduism is probably worse than that of the modern imperialists.

The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.

All humanity is one undivided and indivisible family. I cannot detach myself from the wickedest soul.

The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane.

Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

Harijan service is a duty the caste Hindus owe to themselves.

The golden way is to be friends with the world and to regard the whole human family as one.

Cow protection is the gift of Hinduism to the world.

See the good in people and help them.

If you don't find God in the next person you meet, it is a waste of time looking for him further.

The test is always how we treat the poor.

The one who plants trees, knowing that he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life.

No civilized society can thrive upon victims, whose humanity has been permanently mutilated.

Patriotism cannot be our final spiritual shelter; my refuge is humanity. I will not buy glass for the price of diamonds, and I will never allow patriotism to triumph over humanity as long as I live.

I am not wanting in the purpose, though I may fail in the strength, to maintain my freedom from bad influences. ... May the Almighty grant that the cause of truth, justice, and humanity, shall in no wise suffer at my hands.

I hold that while man exists, it is his duty to improve not only his own condition, but to assist in ameliorating mankind; and therefore ... I am for those means which will give the greatest good to the greatest number.

Humanitarianism is the expression of stupidity and cowardice.

Struggle is the father of all things. It is not by the principles of humanity that man lives or is able to preserve himself above the animal world, but solely by means of the most brutal struggle.