Mahatma Gandhi Brave Quotations

Far better than emasculation would be the bravery of those who use physical force. Far better than cowardice would be meeting one's death fighting.

There can be no friendship between cowards, or cowards and brave men.

For thousands to do to death a few hundreds is no bravery. It is worse than cowardice. It is unworthy of nationalism, of any religion.

True paurusha, true bravery, consists in driving out the brute in us.

Mere brave speech without action is letting off useless steam.

Bravery on the battlefield is impossible for us. Bravery of the soul still remains open to us.

Those who are truthful, nonviolent and brave do not cease to be so because of the stupidity of their leader.

The man or the woman who can display the nonviolence of the brave can easily stand against as external invasion.

The bravery of the nonviolent is vastly superior to that of the violent.

You can return blow for blow if you are not brave enough to follow the path of nonviolence.

Infinite Love is a weapon of matchless potency. It is the 'summum bonum' of life. It is an attribute of the brave, in fact it is their all. It does not come within the each of the coward. It is no wooden of lifeless dogma but a living and life-giving.

Retreat itself is often a plan of resistance and may be a precursor of great bravery and sacrifice. Every retreat is not cowardice which implies fear to die.

Non-violence should never be used as a shield for cowardice. It is a weapon for the brave.

Forgiveness is the virtue of the brave.

Before [Hindus and Moslems] dare think of freedom, they must be brave enough to love one another, to tolerate one another's religion, even prejudices and superstitions, and to trust one another. This requires faith in oneself.

Ahimsa is an attribute of the brave. Cowardice and ahimsa don't go together any more that water and fire.

Bravery is not a quality of the body. It is of the soul.

I came in contact with every known Indian anarchist in London. Their bravery impressed me, but I felt that their zeal was misguided. I felt that violence was no remedy for India's ills, and that her civilisation required the use of a different and higher weapon for self-protection. - Hind Swaraj

Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.

Robust faith in oneself and brave trust of the opponent, so called or real, is the best safeguard.

If our ahimsa is not of the brave but of the weak, and if it will bend the knee before himsa, Gandhism deserves to be destroyed.

Ahimsa is the highest ideal. It is meant for the brave, never for the cowardly.

I see neither bravery nor sacrifice in destroying life or property, for offense or defense.

Unexampled bravery, born of nonviolence, coupled with strict honesty shown by a fair number of Muslims, is sure to infect the whole of India.

Nonviolence is the summit of bravery.

Bravery is not man's monopoly.