Quotes. Mahatma Gandhi

"A man is but the product of his thoughts, what he thinks, he becomes." Mahatma Gandhi
“Man is the product of his thoughts; what he thinks is what he becomes.” Mahatma Gandhi

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi

“Nobody can hurt me without my permission.” Mahatma Gandhi
"No one can hurt me without my permission." Mahatma Gandhi

“Where there is love there is life.” Mahatma Gandhi
"Where there is love, there is life." Mahatma Gandhi

"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win." Mahatma Gandhi
"First they ignore you, then they make fun of you, then they fight you, and then you win." Mahatma Gandhi

"Seven Deadly Sins"
Wealth without work
Pleasure without conscience
Science without humanity
Knowledge without character
Politics without principle
Commerce without morality
Worship without sacrifice."
― Mahatma Gandhi

"The Seven Deadly Sins"
Wealth without work
Pleasure without conscience
Science without humanity
Knowledge without character
Politics without principle
Commerce without morals
Worship without sacrifice."
- Mahatma Gandhi

“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.” Mahatma Gandhi
“Freedom is not worth having unless it includes the freedom to make mistakes.” Mahatma Gandhi

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." Mahatma Gandhi
“The weak do not know how to forgive. Forgiveness is a characteristic of the strong.” Mahatma Gandhi

"Your beliefs become your thoughts,
Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values ​​become your destiny."
― Mahatma Gandhi

"Your beliefs become your thoughts,
Your thoughts become your words
Your words become your actions
Your actions become your habits
Your habits become your values
Your values ​​become your destiny."
- Mahatma Gandhi

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” Mahatma Gandhi
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony.” Mahatma Gandhi

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." Mahatma Gandhi
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” Mahatma Gandhi

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." Mahatma Gandhi
"Live as if you would die tomorrow. Study as if you would live forever." Mahatma Gandhi

"I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet." Mahatma Gandhi
"I won't let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet." Mahatma Gandhi

"The future depends on what you do today." Mahatma Gandhi
"The future depends on what you do today." Mahatma Gandhi

"Action expresses priorities." Mahatma Gandhi
"Action expresses priorities." Mahatma Gandhi

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." Mahatma Gandhi
"Strength does not come from physical ability. It comes from an unbending will." Mahatma Gandhi

One of the leaders and ideologists of the movement for Indian independence from Great Britain. His philosophy of nonviolence influenced movements for peaceful change. Gandhi's quotes are a kind of advice on how to improve this world.

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● If you want to change the world, change yourself.

● The only way to live is to let others live.

● What difference does it make for the dead, orphans and homeless people in the name of what tyranny and destruction are happening - in the name of totalitarianism or in the name of sacred democracy and liberalism?

● God is love; this is the only truth that I wholeheartedly accept. Love is equal to God.

● As soon as you believe that you have achieved the ideal, further development stops and the movement begins backwards.

● The right to subject people to the harshest criticism deserves the one who convinced them of his love for them.

● Love never demands, it always gives. Love always suffers, never protests, never avenges itself.

● Start changing what you want to change around you.

● In my opinion, the life of a lamb is no less valuable than the life of a human being. I maintain that the more helpless a creature is, the greater the right it has to receive protection against the cruelty of man.

● The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it treats animals.

● This has always been a mystery to me: how people can respect themselves by humiliating people like themselves.

● Newspaper — great power, but just as an unchecked stream fills the banks and destroys crops, so the uncontrolled pen of a journalist serves only to destroy. If control comes from outside, it turns out to be even more destructive than lack of control. Control is only beneficial when it comes from within.

● A person will never reach the point where the quiet, quiet voice of conscience is heard.

● I am against violence. Because when evil seems to do good, that good doesn't last long. But evil remains forever.

● Strength is in the absence of fear, and not in the number of muscles on our body.

● If you want a change in the future, become that change in the present.

● The world is big enough to satisfy everyone's needs, but too small to satisfy people's greed.

● We will be destroyed by politics without principles, pleasures without conscience, wealth without work, knowledge without character, business without morals, science without humanity and prayer without sacrifice.

● God has no religion.

● In matters of conscience, the law of the majority does not apply.

● If I didn’t have a sense of humor, I would have committed suicide long ago.

● We talk, but we listen. We listen, but not to remain silent.

● The right to subject people to the most severe criticism is deserved by the one who has convinced them of his love for them, of the soundness of his judgments, who is sure that he will not be worried at all if people do not accept his ideas and do not use them. In other words, the critic needs the gift of a clear perception of the world and unlimited tolerance.

● I do not want my house to be surrounded on all sides by a wall and my windows to be tightly boarded up: I want the culture of all countries to freely penetrate into my home. But I don't want to be knocked down.

● Let us respect our opponents for the same honesty of motives that we claim ourselves.

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Our greatness as a people lies not so much in the ability to build the world again - that is the myth of the atomic age - but in the ability to change ourselves.

Fearlessness is essential for the development of other noble qualities. Is it possible to seek truth or carefully cherish love without courage?

Don't listen to your friends when the friend inside of you says, “Do this.”

Overcome hatred with love, injustice with truth, violence with patience.

In matters of conscience, the law of the majority does not apply.

I can't stand walls and fences. The sky, which covers the whole earth with its gaze, the wind, which meets no obstacles, the ocean, washing all the shores - this is the ideal.

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

No one can offend me unless I allow it myself.

The newspaper is a great force, but just as an unchecked stream fills the banks and destroys crops, so the uncontrolled pen of a journalist serves only to destroy. If control comes from outside, it turns out to be even more destructive than lack of control. Control is only beneficial when it comes from within.

The world is big enough to satisfy the needs of any person, but too small to satisfy human greed.

If we want to achieve real peace in the world, we must start with children.

You need to know when to act and when to refrain from acting. Action and inaction in these circumstances are akin and by no means contradict each other.

Find the goal, and the means will find themselves.

In prayer, it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
For a person with an empty stomach, God is food.

A poet is one who has the power to awaken the goodness hidden in the human breast.

Open disagreement is often a sign of forward movement.

The rich should live easier so that the poor can simply survive.

As soon as you believe that you have achieved the ideal, further development stops and you begin to move backwards.

There is no truth in a person who cannot control his tongue.

It is a bad habit to assert that others think wrongly, but we think correctly, and that those who hold different views from us are enemies of the fatherland.

A small body, conditioned by the spirit and inspired by an unquenchable belief in its mission, can change the course of history.

We ourselves must become the changes we want to see in the world.

Raising children begins at conception. The physical and spiritual state of the parents at the moment of conception is reflected in the child. Then, during pregnancy, the child is influenced by the mother's moods, her desires and character, as well as her lifestyle. After birth, the child begins to imitate his parents, and for many years his development depends entirely on them.

The deceiver ultimately deceives himself.

Let hundreds of people like me die, but the truth will triumph.

A person will never reach the point where the quiet, quiet voice of conscience is heard.

The only tyrant in the world that I agree to accept is a quiet voice coming from the depths of my soul.

When I despair, I remember that in history, truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers throughout history, and at times they may seem invincible, but in the end they always lose. Remember this - always.

If you want a change in the future, become that change in the present.

Anyone who desires this can listen to their inner voice. It is inside each of us.

I do not want my house to be surrounded on all sides by a wall and my windows to be tightly boarded up: I want the culture of all countries to freely penetrate into my home. But I don't want to be knocked down.

Fasting cannot cleanse a soul filled with dirty intentions.

A crack remains a crack, no matter how hard you try to repair it.

Whatever you do in life will be insignificant. But it's very important that you do this.

The only way to live is to let others live.

You can rely on the promises of any person in many matters, with the exception of money.

In order to contemplate the universal and omnipresent spirit of truth, one must be able to love the most despicable creature - oneself. And a person striving for this cannot allow himself to withdraw from any sphere of life.

A person and his actions are two different things. While a good deed deserves approval, and a bad deed deserves condemnation, a person, regardless of whether he has committed a good or a bad deed, is always worthy of either respect or compassion.

At first they don't notice you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you. And then you win.

Love never demands, it always gives. Love always suffers, never protests, never avenges itself.

The vast world will satisfy all the needs of the sufferer, but is not enough to satisfy human greed.

A thief is even one who keeps unnecessary things and valuables that deteriorate irrevocably, bringing no benefit or satisfaction.

Religious practice and experience are incomparable in scope and significance. Problems intensify during critical moments of testing. – Gandhi

Civilization, as many people think, should not be concerned with multiplying needs. This is a dead end path. It is important to gain a conscience and wisely limit human desires.

The path to the unknown, when a person is ruled by permissiveness, and there is more freedom than usual. The owner of human destiny is not the human race, but the merciful Lord.

They don’t see you point blank - the first stage, the second - they mock you, then there is a mortal fight. Fourthly, you are a winner.

Gandhi: We both talk and listen. We listen carefully and listen so that we can open our mouths again.

A frail body, spiritualized and boundlessly believing in its own strength, will really change the world, radically rewriting history.

Tolerance sounds somehow ambiguous, associating vice and virtue.

When the thought creeps in that the ideal has been achieved, evolution slows down, regression, loss of strength and temporary stagnation begin.

Continuation famous aphorisms and Gandhi's quotes read on the pages:

The principle of an eye for an eye will make the whole world blind.

Prayer is the key to tomorrow and door bolt for yesterday.

No one needs a smile more than someone who cannot give it to others.

A coward is incapable of showing love; that is the prerogative of the brave.

God pleases the quality of our work, not its quantity.

Happiness is when your actions are consistent with your words.

At first they don't notice you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you. And then you win.

In order to contemplate the universal and omnipresent spirit of truth, one must be able to love the most despicable creature - oneself. And man... whoever strives for this cannot allow himself to withdraw from any sphere of life.

The best way to find yourself is to stop serving other people.

Man is the master of his own destiny in the sense that he has the freedom to manage his freedom. But what this will lead to is unknown to man.

The greatness of a people can be judged by its attitude towards animals.

The rich should live easier so that the poor can simply survive.

A “No” said with deep conviction is better than a “Yes” said only to please or, worse, to avoid problems.

Live as if you will die tomorrow; study as if you will live forever.

The only tyrant I recognize is the inner voice.

We don't know what is better - to live or die. Therefore, we should neither overly admire life nor tremble at the thought of death. We should treat them both equally. This is ideal.

There can be no two opinions about the fact that a person should be guided by reason, and not by the desire for wealth.

A coward is unable to show love; that is the prerogative of the brave.

If I didn't have a sense of humor, I would have committed suicide long ago.

Nowadays, God appears to people not in the person of any one person, but in the actions of many different persons.

If we want to achieve real peace in the world, we must start with children.

The ability to forgive is a property of the strong. The weak do not forgive.

It may take a very long time before the law of love is included in the Constitutions of all countries. The machinery of the state prevents this by forcing people to keep their hearts closed.

The connection between the means and the goal is the same as between a grain and the tree that grows from it.

It is a bad habit to assert that others think wrongly, but we think correctly, and that those who hold different views from us are enemies of the fatherland.

A person and his actions are two different things. While a good deed deserves approval, and a bad deed deserves condemnation, a person, regardless of whether he has committed a good or a bad deed, is always worthy of either respect or compassion.

Service without joy does not help either the one who serves or the one who is served.

For me, truth is the overriding principle, which includes many other principles. This truth is truthfulness not only in word, but also in thought, not only relative truth in our understanding, but also absolute truth, the eternal principle, that is, God. I worship God as truth. I haven't found it yet, but I'm looking. In this search, I am ready to sacrifice everything that is most dear to me. I will even give my life if necessary.

Let us respect our opponents for the same honesty of motives that we claim ourselves.

Throughout my life I have benefited more from my critic friends than from my fans, especially if the criticism was expressed in polite and friendly language.

To forgive means not to punish when there is an opportunity to punish.

The less you have, the less you want.

Without labor, gold, silver and copper would be worthless waste.

We must be the change we want to see.

Moral behavior is not about following the beaten path, but about finding the right path yourself and fearlessly following it.

In order to achieve its prosperity, Britain needed the resources of half the planet. How many such planets are needed for India to achieve the same level of well-being?

Cowardice can never be moral.

Fearlessness is essential for the development of other noble qualities. Is it possible to seek truth or carefully cherish love without courage?

God has no religion.

The greatness and moral progress of a nation can be measured by how that nation treats animals.

Anyone who desires this can listen to their inner voice. It is inside each of us.

God has no religion.

I do not want my house to be surrounded on all sides by a wall and my windows to be tightly boarded up: I want the culture of all countries to freely penetrate into my home. But I don't want to be knocked down.

My patriotism is not limited to one nation; it is all-embracing, and I am ready to abandon such patriotism that builds the well-being of one nation on the exploitation of others.

The value of an ideal is that it moves away as we get closer to it.

The ability to forgive is a characteristic of the strong. The weak never forgive.

Praise cannot strengthen virtue. It is best to remain silent about the good done by man. Follow good example- this is the most sincere praise.

Civilization in the true sense of the word does not consist in the multiplication of needs, but in the free and well-thought-out limitation of one's desires.

The world is big enough to satisfy the needs of any person, but too small to satisfy human greed.

The deceiver ultimately deceives himself.

Find a goal, resources will be found.

Open disagreement is often a sign of forward movement.

Strength is in the absence of fear, not in the number of muscles on our body.

Just as a man will not care to live in a body other than his own, so nations do not like to live under the domination of other nations, no matter how noble and great they may be.

In matters of conscience, the law of the majority does not apply.

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

The most disgusting thing about evil deeds bad people– this is the silence of good people.

I don't want to foresee the future, I care about the present. God did not give me control over the next moment.

In fact, there are as many religions as there are people.

Love never demands, it always gives. Love always suffers, never protests, never avenges itself.

To think that sexual intercourse is an independent function, as necessary as sleep and food, in my opinion, is the greatest ignorance.

I know only one tyrant, and that is the quiet voice of conscience.

No, said with deep conviction, is better than Yes, said only to please or, worse, to avoid problems.

We will be destroyed by politics without principles, pleasures without conscience, wealth without work, knowledge without character, business without morals, science without humanity and prayer without sacrifice.

As soon as you believe that you have achieved the ideal, further development stops and you begin to move backwards.

Victory achieved by force is equivalent to defeat - it is fleeting.

It is a bad habit to assert that others think wrongly, but we think correctly, and that those who hold different views from us are enemies of the fatherland.

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

If you want the world to change, become that change yourself.

An eye for an eye and the world will go blind.

The value of an ideal is that it moves away as we get closer to it.

If you want to change the world, change yourself.

The right to subject people to the most severe criticism is deserved by the one who has convinced them of his love for them, of the soundness of his judgments, who is sure that he will not be worried at all if people do not accept his ideas and do not use them. In other words, the critic needs the gift of a clear perception of the world and unlimited tolerance.

Start changing what you want to change around you.

If you want change in the future, become that change in the present.

There is no truth in a person who cannot control his tongue.

You need to know when to act and when to refrain from acting. Action and inaction in these circumstances are akin and by no means contradict each other.

The newspaper is a great force, but just as an unchecked stream fills the banks and destroys crops, so the uncontrolled pen of a journalist serves only to destroy. If control comes from outside, it turns out to be even more destructive than lack of control. Control is only beneficial when it comes from within.

Mahatma Gandhi rightfully received the title of “Father of India”. He spoke out for the liberation of his native country from violence and independence from Great Britain. He fought injustice and cruelty through non-violence, for which the philosopher received worldwide recognition. Mahatma Gandhi comes from a family of traders and usurers. Got it in London legal education, in his native India he failed to realize himself as a lawyer and he went to South Africa, where he began to actively fight for the rights of the Indians.

“Mahatma” translated from Hindi means “great soul”, “great teacher”.

Our greatness as a people lies not so much in the ability to build the world again - that is the myth of the atomic age - but in the ability to change ourselves.

All of humanity is one inseparable and indivisible family, and each of us is responsible for the misdeeds of everyone else.

My conviction is that no man loses his freedom except through his own weakness.

Man is the master of his own destiny in the sense that he has the freedom to manage his freedom. But what this will lead to is unknown to man.

Man is a product of his own thoughts. What he thinks about is what he becomes

There is no truth in a person who cannot control his tongue.

I only look for the good in people. I myself am not without sin, and therefore I do not consider myself to have the right to focus on the mistakes of others.

Throughout my life I have benefited more from my critic friends than from my fans, especially when the criticism was expressed in polite and friendly language.

About life

Vow of brahmacharya. At the age of 37, Gandhi completely renounced property, stopped eating animal products, and lived by the principles of emotional calm and sexual abstinence.

If I didn't have a sense of humor, I would have committed suicide long ago.

The principle of "an eye for an eye" will make the whole world blind.

If you want a change in the future, become that change in the present.

The weak never forgives. Forgiveness is a characteristic of the strong.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

I know only one tyrant, and that is the quiet voice of conscience

Whatever you do in life will be insignificant. But it's very important that you do this.

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

By educating a man, we are educating one man. By educating a woman, we are educating an entire family.
There are more important things to do in life than just increasing its pace.

Open disagreement is often a sign of forward movement.

A crack remains a crack, no matter how hard you try to repair it.

About religion

There are many definitions of God, for His manifestations are countless.

Fasting cannot cleanse a soul filled with dirty intentions.

Prayer is the key to tomorrow and the door lock to yesterday

In prayer, it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
For a person with an empty stomach, God is food.

I don't want to foresee the future, I care about the present. God did not give me control over the next moment.

About love

A coward is incapable of showing love; that is the prerogative of the brave.

If you encounter an enemy, conquer him with love.

Love never demands, it always gives. Love suffers without ever regretting it and never trying to avenge itself

God is love - this is the only truth that I fully accept. Love is equal to God.

About ideals and beauty

True beauty lies in the purity of the heart.

The value of an ideal is that it moves away as we get closer to it.

To see true beauty, you only have to look back

As soon as you believe that you have achieved the ideal, further development stops and you begin to move backwards.

About children and parents

Raising children begins at conception. The physical and spiritual state of the parents at the moment of conception is reflected in the child. Then, during pregnancy, the child is influenced by the mother's moods, her desires and character, as well as her lifestyle. After birth, the child begins to imitate his parents, and for many years his development depends entirely on them.

If we want to achieve real peace in the world, we must start with children.

For the sake of parents one should sacrifice happiness and all pleasures.

Wise sayings

The image of Gandhi is associated with a barefoot man, constantly dressed in rags. But he was not always like this, and in London he even took on the role of a dandy. In order to prove to himself and society that an Indian can also become a gentleman, while studying in England, Gandhi mastered european style clothes, took music and dance lessons.

The only way to live is to let others live.

A gram of your own experience is worth more than a ton of other people’s instructions.

Spiritual relationships are much more valuable than physical ones. Physical relationships without spiritual ones are the same as a body without a soul.

A poet is one who has the power to awaken the goodness hidden in the human breast.

If you want the world to change, be that change

Live as if you will die tomorrow; study as if you will live forever.

Sanitation is more important than political freedom.

Truth is hard as a diamond and soft as a flower.

Strength does not depend on physical capabilities. Its source is indomitable will.

No one can harm me without my consent.

The rich should live easier so that the poor can simply survive.

Happiness is when what you think, say and do is in harmony

Without labor, gold, silver and copper would be worthless waste.