Mahatma Gandhi

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.

Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause.

Non-violence is the article of faith.

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

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

Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.

Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.

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

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

I am a humble but very earnest seeker after truth.

The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent.

If I were a dictator, religion and state would be separate. I swear by my religion. I will die for it. But it is my personal affair. The state has nothing to do with it. The state would look after your secular welfare, health, communications, foreign relations, currency and so on, but not your or my religion. That is everybody's personal concern!

An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.

I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and Non-violence are as old as the hills. All I have done is to try experiments in both on as vast a scale as I could.

Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.

Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.

Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.

Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality.