Top 20 Most Famous and Inspiring Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 2 October 1869 to 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist. who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule and in turn to inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma Gandhi first applied to him in 1914 in South Africa, is now used throughout the world.

A strong advocate of Satya (Truth) and Ahimsa (non-violence), Gandhi showed the power of love and non-violence in combating injustice and oppression. Mahatma is the title given to this inspiring personality who led the masses with his optimism, courage, his principles, and practice.

Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbandar, also known as Sudamapuri in Gujarat on October 2, 1869. His birthday is celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti every year on 2nd October. While we celebrate Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday this year, here are a few inspiring quotes from the leader who is revered, not only by Indians but by the world at large.

Mahatma Gandhi’s famous quotes

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”

― Mahatma Gandhi

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”

― Mahatma Gandhi

“An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.”

― Mahatma Gandhi

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”

― Mahatma Gandhi

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.”

― Mahatma Gandhi

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”

― Mahatma Gandhi, All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections

“Where there is love there is life.”

― Mahatma Gandhi

“Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.”

― Mahatma Gandhi

“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”

― Mahatma Gandhi

“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”

― Mahatma Gandhi

“Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”

― Mahatma Gandhi

Gandhi Quotes

• “The future depends on what we do in the present.”
• “It’s easy to stand in the crowd but it takes courage to stand alone.”
• “Our greatest ability as humans is not to change the world, but to change ourselves.”
• “Service without humility is selfishness and egotism.”
• “It does not require money to live neat, clean, and dignified.”
• “My life is my message.”
• “Speak only if it improves upon the silence.”
•  “Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment.”

 First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. 

Mahatma Gandhi

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. 

Mahatma Gandhi

A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people. 

Mahatma Gandhi

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. 

Mahatma Gandhi

A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes. 

Mahatma Gandhi

There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supercedes all other courts. 

Mahatma Gandhi

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

Mahatma Gandhi

Nobody can hurt me without my permission. 

Mahatma Gandhi

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. 

Mahatma Gandhi

Action expresses priorities. 

Mahatma Gandhi

A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave. 

Mahatma Gandhi

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