Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plan living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Man's happiness really lies in contentment.
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Mahatma Gandhi
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All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections
Anthropology of Morality in Melanesia and Beyond, The. Anthropology and Cultural History in Asia and the Indo-Pacific.
Fools, Martyrs, Traitors: The Story of Martyrdom in the Western World
Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule
Mind of Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Gandhi: Essential Writings
Non-violence in Peace and War 1942-49
Non-Violent Resistance
Peace: The Words and Inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi
Selected Political Writings
The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas
The Story of My Experiments With Truth
The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi
To Students
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Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith.
Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.
If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm.
It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh.
Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.
When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.
It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful?
Those who know how to think need no teachers.
Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.
Man's nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been known to yield to the influence of love. You must never despair of human nature.
Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.
The good man is the friend of all living things.
It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. I hold that the more helpless a creature the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of humankind.
All humanity is one undivided and indivisible family. I cannot detach myself from the wickedest soul.
A coward is incapable of exhibiting love it is the prerogative of the brave.
Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.