Indian independence activist and leader who played a key role in the peaceful resistance movement against British colonial rule
I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.
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.
A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.
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.
Faith... must be enforced by reason... when faith becomes blind it dies.
Each one prays to God according to his own light.
Unwearied ceaseless effort is the price that must be paid for turning faith into a rich infallible experience.
Non-violence requires a double faith, faith in God and also faith in man.
Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.
Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.