Indian independence activist and leader who played a key role in the peaceful resistance movement against British colonial rule
It is the quality of our work which will please God, not the quantity.
We must become the change we want to see.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
Our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as being able to remake ourselves.
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.
When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.
Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.
My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him.
Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians - you are not like him.
Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.