Quotes from Mahatma Gandhi

A straight fight in an equal battle takes some bravery, but braver is he who, knowing that he would have to sacrifice ninety-five as against five of the enemy, faces death.

That nation is great which rests its head upon death as its pillow.

I must fight unto the death the unholy attempt to impose British methods and British institutions on India.

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

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

The good man is the friend of all living things

Don't listen to friends when the Friend inside you says 'Do this.'.

To die in the act of killing is, in essence, to die defeated.

Civility does not ...mean the mere outward gentleness of speech cultivated for the occasion, but an inborn gentleness and desire to do the opponent good.

Ahimsa is the eradication of the desire to injure or to kill.

When there is no desire for fruit, there is also no temptation for untruth or himsa.

It is my unshakable belief that India's destiny is to deliver the message of nonviolence to mankind.

It is beneath human dignity to lose one's individuality and become a mere cog in the machine.

The truest test of civilization, culture and dignity is character and not clothing.

A plea for the spinning wheel is a plea for recognizing the dignity of labour.

The Charkha supplemented the agriculture of the villagers and gave it dignity.

If you are left with only one piece of homespun,wear it with dignity

Non-co-operation is an attempt to awaken the masses to a sense of their dignity and power.

I do regard spinning and weaving as a necessary part of any national system of education.

I saw that bad handwriting should be regarded as a sign of an imperfect education.

The object of basic education is the physical, intellectual and moral development of children through the medium of handicraft.

Literary education is of no value, if it is not able to build up a sound character.

Schools and colleges are really a factory for turning out clerks for the Government.

By education, I mean an all-round drawing of the best in child and man in body, mind and spirit.