"We should meet abuse by forbearance. Human nature is so constituted that if we take absolutely no notice of anger or abuse, the person indulging in it will soon weary of it and stop."
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"Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding."
Mahatma Gandhi"Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up."
Mahatma Gandhi"I know, to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace."
Mahatma Gandhi"When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator."
Mahatma Gandhi"If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm."
Mahatma Gandhi"Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts."
Mahatma Gandhi"Each one prays to God according to his own light."
Mahatma Gandhi"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."
Mahatma Gandhi"A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history."
Mahatma Gandhi"Faith... must be enforced by reason... when faith becomes blind it dies."
Mahatma Gandhi"Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into."
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"Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed."
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"Fear has its use but cowardice has none."
Mahatma Gandhi"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."
Mahatma Gandhi"I did once seriously think of embracing the Christian faith. The gentle figure of Christ, so full of forgiveness that he taught his followers not to retaliate when abused or struck, but to turn the other cheek - I thought it was a beautiful example of the perfect man."
Mahatma Gandhi"Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?"
Mahatma Gandhi"Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err."
Mahatma Gandhi"I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following."
Mahatma Gandhi"God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained."
Mahatma Gandhi"God, as Truth, has been for me a treasure beyond price. May He be so to every one of us."
Mahatma Gandhi"There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread."
Mahatma Gandhi"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent."
Mahatma Gandhi"Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress."
Mahatma Gandhi"The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
Mahatma Gandhi"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."
Mahatma Gandhi"It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver."
Mahatma Gandhi"If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide."
Mahatma Gandhi"In a gentle way, you can shake the world."
Mahatma Gandhi"I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people."
Mahatma Gandhi"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
Mahatma Gandhi"There is more to life than increasing its speed."
Mahatma Gandhi"My life is my message."
Mahatma Gandhi"Where there is love there is life."
Mahatma Gandhi"It is the duty of every thoughtful Indian not to marry. In case he is helpless in regard to marriage, he should abstain from sexual intercourse with his wife."
Mahatma Gandhi"I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won't presume to probe into the faults of others."
Mahatma Gandhi"Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men."
Mahatma Gandhi"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind."
Mahatma Gandhi"Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances."
Mahatma Gandhi"Peace is its own reward."
Mahatma Gandhi"If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children."
Mahatma Gandhi"It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence."
Mahatma Gandhi"Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is."
Mahatma Gandhi"Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul."
Mahatma Gandhi"Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening."
Mahatma Gandhi"Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians - you are not like him."
Mahatma Gandhi"My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him."
Mahatma Gandhi"Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion."
Mahatma Gandhi"A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion."
Mahatma Gandhi"If a man reaches the heart of his own religion, he has reached the heart of the others, too. There is only one God, and there are many paths to him."
Mahatma Gandhi"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."
Mahatma Gandhi"Nobody can hurt me without my permission."
Mahatma Gandhi"When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible."
Mahatma Gandhi"Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession."
Mahatma Gandhi"Those who know how to think need no teachers."
Mahatma Gandhi"An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it."
Mahatma Gandhi"Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear."
Mahatma Gandhi"Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth."
Mahatma Gandhi"Truth never damages a cause that is just."
Mahatma Gandhi"Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained."
Mahatma Gandhi"It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err."
Mahatma Gandhi"I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers."
Mahatma Gandhi"The good man is the friend of all living things."
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