Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi needs no introduction. As a legendary figure who championed peace and a philosophy of non-violence, he led India to independence from British rule in 1947. On his birthday, we reflect on the life advice of this spiritual leader whose words have inspired generations across the globe.

Mahatma Gandhi

• An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.
• If you want to see change in the future, be that change in the present.
• The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
• Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
• The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
• A small body of determined spirits, fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission, can alter the course of history.
• Love never claims, it ever gives. Love ever suffers, never resents, never revenges itself.
• The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
• It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err
• Conquer hate with love, falsehood with truth, and violence with patience.
• God is love, and this is the only truth I fully accept. Love equals God.
• True beauty lies in the purity of the heart.

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Many films have been made about Gandhi; one of the most notable is “Gandhi,” a 1982 collaboration between Indian and British filmmakers that won 8 Academy Awards. In his honor, countless postage stamps and monuments have been created across the world. Gandhi is often referred to as the "Man of the Millennium."

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