Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (/ˈɡɑːndi, ˈɡændi/; 2 October 1869 – 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 inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā (Sanskrit: "great-souled", "venerable"), first applied to him in 1914 in South Africa, is now used throughout the world. Gandhi's birthday, 2 October, is commemorated in India as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, and worldwide as the International Day of Nonviolence. Gandhi is commonly, though not formally, considered the Father of the Nation in India, and was commonly called Bapu (Gujarati: endearment for father, papa).
Quotes:
- “It’s easy to stand in the crowd but it takes courage to stand alone.”
- “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”
- “Mere brave speech without action is letting off useless steam.”
- “Man often becomes what he believes himself to be.”
- “If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.”
- “There would be nothing to frighten you if you refused to be afraid.”
- “Retreat itself is often a plan of resistance and may be a precursor of great bravery and sacrifice. Every retreat is not cowardice which implies fear to die.”
- “A straight fight in an equal battle takes some bravery, but braver is he who, knowing that he would have to sacrifice ninety-five as against five of the enemy, faces death.”
- “Bravery on the battlefield is impossible for us. Bravery of the soul still remains open to us.”
- “The greater our innocence, the greater our strength and the swifter our victory.”
- “When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.”
- “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
- “A definite forgiveness would mean a definite recognition of our strength.”
- “If we were strong, self-respecting and not susceptible to frightfulness, the foreign rulers would have been powerless for mischief.”
- “A person who has truly realized the principle of nonviolence has the God given strength for his weapon, and the world has not yet known anything that can match it.”
- “If your heart acquires strength, you will be able to remove blemishes from others without thinking evil of them.”
- “Bravery is not a quality of the body. It is of the soul.”
TOP 100+ Mahatma Gandhi Quotes:
part 1: Peace
part 2: Courage and Bravery
part 3: Quotes on Love
part 4: Quotes on Life
part 5: Quotes on Christianity
part 6: Motivational Quotes
part 7: Life Lessons
part 8: Inspirational Quotes
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