Mahatma Gandhi

We cannot, in a moment, get rid of habits of a lifetime.

Mahatma Gandhi

When a man gives way to anger, he only harms himself.

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 born democrat is a born disciplinarian.

Mahatma Gandhi

A certain degree of physical harmony and comfort is necessary, but above a certain level it becomes a hindrance instead of a help. Therefore the ideal of creating an unlimited number of wants and satisfying them seems to be a delusion and a snare.

Mahatma Gandhi

A civilization based on nonviolence must be different from that organized for violence.

Mahatma Gandhi

A clean confession combined with a promise never to commit the sin again, when offered before one who has the right to receive it, is the purest type of repentance.

Mahatma Gandhi

A complete fast is a complete and literal denial of self. It is the truest prayer.

Mahatma Gandhi

A congregational prayer is a means for establishing essential human unity though common worship.

Mahatma Gandhi

A convert’s enthusiasm for his new religion is greater than that of a person who is born in it.

Mahatma Gandhi