Quotes by Mohandas Gandhi

A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act. (Mohandas Gandhi)

A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its compromise in practice. (Mohandas Gandhi)

A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion. (Mohandas Gandhi)

A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness. (Mohandas Gandhi)

A weak man is just by accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident. (Mohandas Gandhi)

Action expresses priorities. (Mohandas Gandhi)

Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame. (Mohandas Gandhi)

All compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take. (Mohandas Gandhi)

All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Truth. (Mohandas Gandhi)

Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest. (Mohandas Gandhi)