Mahatma Gandhi Vow Quotations

The taking of vows that are not feasible or that are beyond one's capacity would betray thoughtlessness and want of balance.

A vow must lead one upwards, never downwards towards perdition.

A vow imparts stability, ballast and firmness to one's character.

What can be richer and more fruitful than a greater fulfillment of the vow of nonviolence in thought, word and deed or the spread of that spirit?

Personally, I hold that a man, who deliberately and intelligently takes a pledge and then breaks it, forfeits his manhood.

Self-restraint is the very keystone of the ethics of vow-taking.

Your capacity to keep your vow will depend on the purity of your life.

A person unbound by vows can never be absolutely relied upon.

I took the vow of celibacy in 1906. I had not shared my thoughts with my wife until then, but only consulted her at the time of making the vow. She had no objection.