Mahatma Gandhi

“Only he can take great resolves who has indomitable faith in God and has fear of God.”

“Where there is love there is life.”

“The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.”

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

“Non-violence is the article of faith.”

“If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm.”

“I did once seriously think of embracing the Christian faith. The gentle figure of Christ, so full of forgiveness that he taught his followers not to retaliate when abused or struck, but to turn the other cheek - I thought it was a beautiful example of the perfect man.”

“God cannot be realized through the intellect. Intellect can lead one to a certain extent and no further. It is a matter of faith and experience derived from that faith.”

“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.”

“Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.”

“But for my faith in God, I should have been a raving maniac.”

“The good man is the friend of all living things.”

“Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.”

“Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.”

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”

“Faith... must be enforced by reason... when faith becomes blind it dies.”

“Non-violence requires a double faith, faith in God and also faith in man.”

“The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”

“Each one prays to God according to his own light.”

“Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.”

“I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.”