| 51. |
‘It is through and non-violence that I can have some glimpse of
God.’ |
| 52. |
'To
a starving person, God will appear in the form of bread alone.' |
| 53. |
'Democracy is not a state in which people act like sheep.' |
| 54. |
'Freedom is not worth having if it does not include
the freedom to make mistakes.' |
| 55. |
'There
is a stage in life when a man does not need even to proclaim his
thoughts, much less to show them by outward action. Mere thoughts
act. They attain that power' |
| 56. |
‘All
your scholarship would be in vain if at the same time you do not
build your character and attain mastery over your thoughts and your
actions.’ |
| 57. |
'Moral results can only be produced by moral restraints.' |
| 58. |
‘There
are seven sins in the world: Wealth without work, Pleasure without
conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality,
Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice and politics
without principle.’ |
| 59. |
In
this age of the atom bomb unadulterated non-violence is the only
force that can confound all the tricks put together of violence'
|
| 60. |
'When all forsake you, God will be with you.' |
| 61. |
'Truth is the first to be sought for, and Beauty and Goodness will then be added unto you.' |
| 62. |
‘It
is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to
put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.’ |
| 63. |
'The freedom from all attachment is the realization of God as Truth.' |
| 64. |
'To seek a favour is to barter away one's freedom.' |
| 65. |
‘Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as
cooperation with good.’ |
| 66. |
'The supreme consideration is man. The machine should not tend to make atrophied the limbs of man.' |
| 67. |
'Death is a blessing bestowed by the creator on
all life, human and sub-human. Right conduct is the only right way
of life which makes it bearable and even lovely.' |
| 68. |
'Even
as a tree has a single trunk but many branches and leaves, there is
one religion-- human religion--but any number of faiths.' |
| 69. |
‘Faith
gains in strength only when people are willing to lay down their
lives for it.’ |
| 70. |
‘True
morality consists not in following the beaten track, but in finding
out the true path for ourselves and in fearlessly following it.’ |
| 71. |
‘A
man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can
do, Nothing else.’ |
| 72. |
'Our
fear paralyses our thinking power.'
|
| 73. |
‘Love is
the subtlest force in the world.’ |
| 74. |
'There
would be no one to frighten you if you refuse to be afraid.' |
| 75. |
'No
one can protect you other than God. No man can protect another.' |
| 76. |
'Faith
is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.' |
| 77. |
'The man at
prayer will be at peace with himself and with the whole world.' |
| 78. |
'The sword of passive resistance does not require a scabbard.' |
| 79. |
‘The
purpose of education is to bring out the best in you’ |
| 80. |
'It
is the duty of a Government to ensure bread labour for all
unemployed men and women, no matter how many they are.’ |
| 81. |
'Democracy is
not a state in which people act like sheep.' |
| 82. |
‘Justice
will come when it is deserved by our being and feeling strong.’ |
| 83. |
'It is easy
enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who
regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion.
The other is mere business.' |
| 84. |
'When
a man empties his heart, God occupies.' |
| 85. |
'The
true source of rights is duty.' |
| 86. |
'Evolution
of democracy is not possible if we are not prepared to hear the
other side.' |
| 87. |
‘The truest
test of civilization, culture, and dignity is character, not
clothing.’ |
| 88. |
'Nonviolence
succeeds only when we have a real living faith in God.' |
| 89. |
‘Silence
is no silence which is inspired by fear.’ |
| 90. |
'Anger, lust,
and such other evil passions raging in the heart are the real
untouchables.' |
| 91. |
'There is
more to life than simply increasing its speed.' |
| 92. |
'In
order to be truly useful, self-sacrifice has to be combined with
purity of motive and true knowledge. Sacrifice without these two has
been known to prove ruinous to society.' |
| 93. |
'The
platform of service is as big as the world.' |
| 94. |
'Freedom is
like birth. Till we are fully free, we are slaves.' |
| 95. |
'Truth is my
God.' |
| 96. |
'Agitation
is only for those who have completed their studies. While studying,
the only occupation of students must be to increase their
knowledge.' |
| 97. |
'In
faith there is no room for despair.' |
| 98. |
'Nonviolent
Non-cooperation with evil means cooperation with all that is good.' |
| 99. |
'We
must become the change we want to see.' |
| 100. |
'Prayer
is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of
one's weakness... It is better in prayer to have a heart without
words than words without a heart.' |
