Mahatma Gandhi

"The only difference between man and man all the world over is one of degree, and not of kind, even as there is between trees of the same species. Where in is the cause for anger, envy or discrimination?"

"To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being."

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

"You Christians look after a document containing enough dynamite to blow all civilisation to pieces, turn the world upside down and bring peace to a battle-torn planet. But you treat it as though it is nothing more than a piece of literature."

"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."

"Of all the evils for which man has made himself responsible, none is so degrading, so shocking or so brutal as his abuse of the better half of humanity; the female sex."

"To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man's injustice to woman. If by strength is meant brute strength, then, indeed, is woman less brute than man. If by strength is meant moral power, then woman is immeasurably man's superior. Has she not greater intuition, is she not more self-sacrificing, has she not greater powers of endurance, has she not greater courage? Without her, man could not be. If nonviolence is the law of our being, the future is with woman. Who can make a more effective appeal to the heart than w"

"Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes."

"Among the many misdeeds of British rule in India, history will look upon the Act which deprived a whole nation of arms as the blackest."

"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or in the holy name of liberty or democracy?"

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."

"There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent."

"If I were a dictator, religion and state would be separate. I swear by my religion. I will die for it. But it is my personal affair. The state has nothing to do with it. The state would look after your secular welfare, health, communications, foreign relations, currency and so on, but not your or my religion. That is everybody's personal concern!"

"Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is."

"Do not worry in the least about yourself, leave all worry to God,' - this appears to be the commandment in all religions. This need not frighten anyone. He who devotes himself to service with a clear conscience, will day by day grasp the necessity for it in greater measure, and will continually grow richer in faith. The path of service can hardly be trodden by one who is not prepared to renounce self-interest, and to recognize the conditions of his birth. Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or other. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger, and will make not only for our own happiness but that of the world at large."

"A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion."

"I call him religious who understands the suffering of others."

"Yes I am, I am also a Muslim, a Christian, a Buddhist, and a Jew."

"It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business."

"All humanity is one undivided and indivisible family. I cannot detach myself from the wickedest soul."