Quotes from Mahatma Gandhi

A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.

Faith is not a delicate flower which would wither away under the slightest stormy weather.

Faith is a function of the heart.

Non-violence requires a double faith, faith in God and also faith in man.

Faith is not imparted like secular subjects. It is given through the language of the heart.

A living faith cannot be manufactured by the rule of majority

Unwearied ceaseless effort is the price that must be paid for turning faith into a rich infallible experience.

Faith is the function of the heart.

Decency requires that when a programme is approved by the majority, all should carry it out faithfully.

I reject any religious doctrine that does not appeal to reason and is in conflict with morality.

If we want to cultivate a true spirit of democracy we cannot afford to be intolerant. Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause.

My effort should never be to undermine another's faith but to make him a better follower of his own faith.

How can I even secretly harbour the thought that my neighbour's faith is inferior to mine?

My own veneration for other faiths is the same as that for my own faith; therefore no thought of conversion is possible

Robust faith in oneself and brave trust of the opponent, so called or real, is the best safeguard.

Prayer presupposes faith. No prayer is in vain. Prayer is like any other action.

Faith is a kind of sixth sense which works in cases which are without the purview of reason.

It is the faith and perseverance and single-mindedness with which Hitler has perfected his weapons of destruction that commands my admiration.

Faith is not something to grasp it is a state to grow into.

There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever.

To laugh at men of sense is the privilege of fools.

Non-cooperation is a measure of discipline and sacrifice, and it demands respect for the opposite views.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It passes my comprehension how human beings, be they ever so experienced and able, can delight in depriving other human beings of that precious right.

If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.