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Mohandas Gandhi Quotes
«God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.»
«Whenever I see an erring man, I say to myself I have also erred; when I see a lustful man I say to myself, so was I once; and in this way I feel kinship with everyone in the world and feel that I cannot be happy without the humblest of us being happy.»
«It is the law of love that rules mankind. Had violence, i.e. hate, ruled us we should have become extinct long ago. And yet, the tragedy of it is that the so-called civilized men and nations conduct themselves as if the basis of society was violence.»
«There will have to be rigid and iron discipline before we achieve anything great and enduring, and that discipline will not come by mere academic argument and appeal to reason and logic. Discipline is learnt in the school of adversity»
Author: Mohandas Gandhi
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«Each one prays to God according to his own light.»
Author: Mohandas Gandhi
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«There is an orderliness in the universe, there is an unalterable law governing everything and every being that exists or lives. It is no blind law; for no blind law can govern the conduct of living beings.»
Author: Mohandas Gandhi
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conduct, govern, governing, orderliness, The Conduct of Life, unalterable
«A certain degree of physical harmony and comfort is necessary, but above a certain level it becomes a hindrance instead of a help. Therefore the ideal of creating an unlimited number of wants and satisfying them seems to be a delusion and a snare.»
Author: Mohandas Gandhi
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«We should meet abuse by forbearance. Human nature is so constituted that if we take absolutely no notice of anger or abuse, the person indulging in it will soon weary of it and stop.»
Author: Mohandas Gandhi
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abuse, constituted, forbearance, Human nature, indulging, notice, weary
«Even as wisdom often comes from the mouths of babes, so does it often come from the mouths of old people. The golden rule is to test everything in the light of reason and experience, no matter from where it comes.»
Author: Mohandas Gandhi
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