Mahatma Gandhi Great Quotations

God alone is the judge of true greatness because He knows men's hearts.

One can measure the greatness and the moral progress of a nation by looking at how it treats its animals.

I can combine the greatest love with the greatest opposition to wrong.

There is no god greater than truth.

I look upon an increase in the power of the State with the greatest fear because, although while apparently doing good by minimizing exploitation, it does the greatest harm to mankind by destroying individuality which lies at the heart of all progress.

Animal experimentation is the blackest of all the black crimes that a man is at present committing... We should be able to refuse to live if the price of living be the torture of sentient beings... I abhor [animal] experimentation with my whole soul. All the scientific discoveries stained with innocent blood I count as of no consequence... The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

The greatness of a person lies in his heart, not in his head; that is intellect.

There is goodness as well as greatness in simplicity, not in wealth.

There is no greater spellbinder of peace than the name of God.

The Gita is not an aphoristic work, it is a great religious poem.

I believe in the fundamental Truth of all the great religions of the world. I believe that they are all God given. I came to the conclusion long ago... that all religions were true and also that all had some error in them.

Man is supposed to be the maker of his destiny. It is only partly true. He can make his destiny, only in so far as he is allowed by the Great Power.

A 'NO' uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a 'YES' merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.

To lose patience is to lose the battle.

The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane.

The measure of a country's greatness should be based on how well it cares for its most vulnerable populations.

The greater our innocence, the greater our strength and the swifter our victory

A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.

The greatness of the human being is not in the reincarnation of the world but in the reincarnation of ourselves.

I would beseech you not only to be pure beyond suspicion but I would ask you to combine with stainless purity, great wisdom and great ability.

If my nonviolence is to be contagious and infectious, I must acquire greater control over my thoughts.

Nonviolence requires great patience.