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627 Powerful Mahatma Gandhi Quotes to Inspire You

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About Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi, born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, India, is celebrated as one of the most influential leaders in the struggle for Indian independence and social justice. He championed the principles of non-violent resistance and civil disobedience, which inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. His philosophy of Ahimsa (non-violence) and Satyagraha (truth force) continues to influence leaders and activists globally.

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Here are 627 Powerful quotes by Mahatma Gandhi on various topics to inspire you.

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Before the throne of the Almighty man will be judged

1. “Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.”

Judgment, Intentions, Faith, Spirituality, Integrity

A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be

2. “A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness.”

Vow, Commitment, Purity, Spirituality, Integrity

Prayer is a confession of one's own unworthiness and weakness

3. “Prayer is a confession of one's own unworthiness and weakness.”

Prayer, Humility, Reflection, Faith, Spirituality

The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to

4. “The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.”

Democracy, Spirit, Change, Values, Humanity

I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for

5. “I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed.”

Courage, Non-violence, Strength, Beliefs, Integrity

I wear the national dress because it is the most

6. “I wear the national dress because it is the most natural and the most becoming for an Indian.”

Identity, Culture, National Dress, Values, Pride

Ours is one continued struggle against degradation sought to be

7. “Ours is one continued struggle against degradation sought to be inflicted upon us by the European, who desire to degrade us to the level of the raw Kaffir, whose occupation is hunting and whose sole ambition is to collect a certain number of cattle to buy a wife with, and then pass his life in indolence and nakedness.”

Struggle, Colonialism, Degradation, Identity, Values

I took the vow of celibacy in 1906 I had

8. “I took the vow of celibacy in 1906. I had not shared my thoughts with my wife until then, but only consulted her at the time of making the vow. She had no objection.”

Celibacy, Commitment, Personal Choice, Marriage, Values

Are creeds such simple things like the clothes which a

9. “Are creeds such simple things like the clothes which a man can change at will and put on at will? Creeds are such for which people live for ages and ages.”

Creeds, Identity, Values, Commitment, Beliefs

Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and

10. “Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith.”

Fear, Death, Courage, Religion, Values

That service is the noblest which is rendered for its

11. “That service is the noblest which is rendered for its own sake.”

Service, Nobility, Altruism, Values, Integrity

Let everyone try and find that as a result of

12. “Let everyone try and find that as a result of daily prayer, he adds something new to his life, something with which nothing can be compared.”

Prayer, Growth, Spirituality, Reflection, Values

Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive

13. “Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame.”

Action, Thought, Balance, Humanity, Instincts

I do all the evil I can before I learn

14. “I do all the evil I can before I learn to shun it? Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should be sincere enough to admit that we love evil too well to give it up.”

Evil, Awareness, Integrity, Reflection, Values

Violent means will give violent freedom That would be a

15. “Violent means will give violent freedom. That would be a menace to the world and to India herself.”

Violence, Freedom, Consequences, Ethics, Humanity

Violent men have not been known in history to die

16. “Violent men have not been known in history to die to a man. They die up to a point.”

Violence, History, Humanity, Limits, Ethics

Just as a man would not cherish living in a

17. “Just as a man would not cherish living in a body other than his own, so do nations not like to live under other nations, however noble and great the latter may be.”

Sovereignty, Identity, Nations, Freedom, Values

All the religions of the world while they may differ

18. “All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Truth.”

Religion, Truth, Unity, Beliefs, Spirituality

I did once seriously think of embracing the Christian faith

19. “I did once seriously think of embracing the Christian faith. The gentle figure of Christ, so full of forgiveness that he taught his followers not to retaliate when abused or struck, but to turn the other cheek - I thought it was a beautiful example of the perfect man.”

Faith, Christianity, Forgiveness, Role Model, Values

But for my faith in God I should have been

20. “But for my faith in God, I should have been a raving maniac.”

Faith, God, Sanity, Spirituality, Personal Experience

Morality is contraband in war

21. “Morality is contraband in war.”

Morality, War, Ethics, Humanity, Values

The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world To

22. “The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective, it demands the sacrifice of the bravest and the most spotless.”

Sacrifice, Law, Bravery, Integrity, Ethics

I am in the world feeling my way to light

23. “I am in the world feeling my way to light 'amid the encircling gloom.'”

Searching, Light, Hope, Spirituality, Humanity

It is my own firm belief that the strength of

24. “It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh.”

Strength, Soul, Discipline, Values, Spirituality

Commonsense is the realised sense of proportion

25. “Commonsense is the realised sense of proportion.”

Commonsense, Wisdom, Perspective, Understanding, Balance

I am a humble but very earnest seeker after truth

26. “I am a humble but very earnest seeker after truth.”

Humility, Truth, Seeking, Integrity, Spirituality

God is even though the whole world deny him Truth

27. “God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.”

God, Truth, Faith, Integrity, Resilience

God as Truth has been for me a treasure beyond

28. “God, as Truth, has been for me a treasure beyond price. May He be so to every one of us.”

God, Truth, Spirituality, Value, Faith

I would heartily welcome the union of East and West

29. “I would heartily welcome the union of East and West provided it is not based on brute force.”

Unity, East-West, Cooperation, Peace, Ethics

An unjust law is itself a species of violence Arrest

30. “An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.”

Justice, Law, Violence, Ethics, Humanity