Mahatma Gandhi1869–1948The quotations of
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist
1869–1948
46 quotes, most often on War & Peace, Life & Death and Truth & Lies.
- From an article on dealing with snake bites, published in Indian Opinion dated August 9th, 1913, in the Gujarti language edition, English translation available in the Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, vol. 12, April 1913—December 1914, p. 158.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.
A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.
- Harijan, 5 July 1947, in The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Vol. 87, p. 390.
- “An Autobiography OR The story of my experiments with truth”, Chapter 27, Recruiting Campaign, from a leaflet urging Indians to serve with the British Army in World War II.
- Young India (21 May 1925)
- Non-Violence in Peace and War, 1942, Vol. 1, Ch. 142
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory.
A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.
In Ethical Religion, (Madras: S. Ganesan, 1922), p. 62, Scan from Harvard University Library (both only work with an U.S. source IP address)- Response to a journalist’s question about what his message to the world was. Mahatma: Life of Gandhi 1869-1948 (1968) Reel 13
Often credited to Mahatma Gandhi
Quotes often credited to Mahatma Gandhi that were said or written by someone else.
- NKNicholas Klein1884–1951Often credited to Mahatma Gandhi
- JBJohn Briley1925–2019Often credited to Mahatma Gandhi
Woodrow Wilson1856–1924Often credited to Mahatma Gandhi
