Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
ReligionCommitmentSelf-ControlPurity A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness.
TruthFaithResilienceIndependence God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.
ConfessionHonestyStrengthClarity Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.
ChangeCommitmentZealPursuit A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal.
SacrificeBraveryIntegrity The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective it demands the sacrifice of the bravest and the most spotless.
ActionSignificancePerseverance Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it.
GoodEvilDutyMoralityCooperation Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.
FaithGodReverence Only he can take great resolves who has indomitable faith in God and has fear of God.
Moral AuthorityEffortlessNon-attachment Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort.
ReligionCompassionFriendshipForgiveness 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.
DutyRightsResponsibilityMerit Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.
PrayerSpiritualityHumilitySincerity 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.
IntentionsJudgmentHeartDivine Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.
InterconnectednessSocietyUnityHuman Nature I claim that human mind or human society is not divided into watertight compartments called social, political and religious. All act and react upon one another.
DignityRespectMoralityHumanityWomen 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.
ReligionReasonUniversal Assent Every formula of every religion has in this age of reason, to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent.
Non-violenceStrengthPeace Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.
FreedomResilienceInner Strength You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.
MaterialismMoralityPersonal Growth Increase of material comforts, it may be generally laid down, does not in any way whatsoever conduce to moral growth.
DevelopmentChangeGrowth Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position.
TruthNon-ViolenceFaith My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him.
ReligionPolitics Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.
ProvidenceEffortPatience Providence has its appointed hour for everything. We cannot command results, we can only strive.
SuspicionMistrustPerceptionReputation The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted.
TruthReligionUnitySpirituality All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Truth.
Self-discoveryServiceAltruism The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
StrengthJusticeMorality A weak man is just by accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident.
InjusticeLawViolenceResistance An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.
ActionImportanceValue Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you do it.
EffortSatisfactionVictoryPerseverance Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.
AngerGraceFaith 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.
GoodnessNon-judgmentHumilityTolerance I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won't presume to probe into the faults of others.
HopePerseveranceAdversityGuidance I am in the world feeling my way to light 'amid the encircling gloom.'