Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma—applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa,—is now used worldwide. He is also called Bapuin India. In common parlance in India he is often called Gandhiji. He is unofficially called the Father of the Nation...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionCivil Rights Leader
Date of Birth2 October 1869
CityPortbandar, India
CountryIndia
One has to speak out and stand up for one's convictions. Inaction at a time of conflagration is inexcusable.
I had learnt at the onset not to carry on public work with borrowed money.
My optimism rests on my belief in the infinite possibilities of the individual to develop nonviolence. . . . In a gentle way you can shake the world.
Truth is as hard as adamant and tender as a blossom.
Selfless action is a source of strength.
There is enough for the need of everyone in this world, but not for the greed of everyone.
Non-cooperation with tyrants is a duty.
I felt that God could be realized only through service. And service for me was the service of India, because it came to me without my seeking, because I had an aptitude for it.
Sickness is the result not only of our acts, but out thoughts also.
I have known many meat eaters to be far more nonviolent than vegetarians.
Breach of promise is a base surrender of truth.
Those with the greatest awareness have the greatest nightmares.
Truth is transcendent. There are many expressions of it and ways to glimpse it. We cannot hold it in our clenched fist, but must hold it in our open palm and invite others to see it for themselves.
All crime is a kind of disease and should be treated as such.