3,410 Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

Zuerst ignorieren sie dich, dann lachen sie über dich, dann bekämpfen sie dich und dann gewinnst du.

The first principal of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating.

most Americans think of Rosa Parks as a demur, pleasant-enough seamstress who backed into history by being too tired to get out of her seat on a bus one day, in reality she had been trained in nonviolence spirit and tactics at a famous institution, Highlander Folk School. It seems to be a difficult concept for most of us that peace is a skill that can be learned. We know war can be learned, but we seem to think that one becomes a peacemaker by a mere change of heart. (23)

No matter how explicit the pledge, people will turn and twist the text to suit their own purpose

It was not easy to commit suicide as to contemplate it.

The deeper the search in the mine of truth the richer the discovery of the gems buried there

Those who believe religion and politics aren't connected don't understand either.

It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are neverable to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us. This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good heart whatever they might have to say.

La moral es la base de las cosas y la verdad es la esencia de toda moral