Best of Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

Biography 

• Born: 2 October 1869 Porbandar, India
• Died: 30 January 1948 (aged 78) New Delhi, India
• Cause of death: Assassination by shooting
• Resting place: Cremated at Rajghat, Delhi.
• Parents: Putlibai Gandhi (Mother), Karamchand Gandhi (Father)
• Nationality:Indian
• Ethinicity: Gujrati
• Other names: Mahatma Gandhi, Bapu, Gandhiji
• Alma mater:  Alfred High School, Rajkot, Samaldas College, Bhavnagar, Inner Temple, London
• Known for: Prominent figure of Indian independence movement, propounding the philosophy of Satyagraha and Ahimsa advocating non-violence, pacifism
• Religion: Hinduism
• Spouse: Kasturba Gandhi
• Children: Harilal,  Manilal, Ramdas, Devdas

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble. 






You must be the change you wish to see in the world. 

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

Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. 

What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea. 

I will far rather see the race of man extinct than that we should become less than beasts by making the noblest of God's creation, woman, the object of our lust. 

I do all the evil I can before I learn to shun it? Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should be sincere enough to admit that we love evil too well to give it up. 

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. 

Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith. 

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

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

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. 

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