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180 Inspiring Quotes By Mahatma Gandhi That Will Make You Want To Change The World.

Famous As: Indian Freedom Fighter who Employed Non-violent Resistance & Known as 'Father of the Nation'
Born On: October 2, 1869
Died On: January 30, 1948
Born In: Porbandar, India
Died At Age: 78

Once upon a time there was a boy who would keep to himself. While others chatted on their way to school and back, the shy kid would speak rarely. One day an inspection team arrived at the school to check on the quality of education being imparted at the school.
The inspector gave a small test to the students. They had to write the five spellings he dictated. All the boys were able to write the spellings correctly. But the shy boy found it difficult to write the fifth word. Noticing this, the teacher, who obviously wanted to create a good impression on the Inspector, signaled to him that he should ask his neighbor for help.

The boy however did not pay heed to his teacher as he believed cheating was wrong. While all the other students in the class aced the test, he failed to write the fifth spelling.

The teacher was furious at this and after the inspector left he reprimanded the boy saying, "I told you to copy from your neighbor, couldn't you even do that correctly?" Everyone mocked the boy and laughed at him.

However, the boy remained unaffected by all this as he believed that he had done the right thing by not copying the answers. He also felt that the teacher should not have asked him to cheat.

Do you know who this shy and righteous kid was? He was none other than Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. Read on to find some of the inspiring quotes by the famous leader.

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.

Mahatma Gandhi
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

Mahatma Gandhi
An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.

An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.

Mahatma Gandhi
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

Mahatma Gandhi
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Mahatma Gandhi
First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.

First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.

Mahatma Gandhi
Where there is love there is life.

Where there is love there is life.

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

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

Mahatma Gandhi
Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.

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

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

Mahatma Gandhi
Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

Mahatma Gandhi
God has no religion.

God has no religion.

Mahatma Gandhi
Hate the sin, love the sinner.

Hate the sin, love the sinner.

Mahatma Gandhi
I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.

Mahatma Gandhi
Your beliefs become your thoughts, 
Your thoughts become your words, 
Your words become your actions, 
Your actions become your habits, 
Your habits become your values, 
Your values become your destiny.

Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny.

Mahatma Gandhi
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

Mahatma Gandhi
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

Mahatma Gandhi
A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.

A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.

Mahatma Gandhi
The future depends on what you do today.

The future depends on what you do today.

Mahatma Gandhi
To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.

To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.

Mahatma Gandhi
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

Mahatma Gandhi
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.

Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.

Mahatma Gandhi
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.

Mahatma Gandhi
To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Mahatma Gandhi
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?

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?

Mahatma Gandhi
There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.

There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.

Mahatma Gandhi
It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

Mahatma Gandhi
Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.

Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.

Mahatma Gandhi
The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace.

The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace.

Mahatma Gandhi
Truth never damages a cause that is just.

Truth never damages a cause that is just.

Mahatma Gandhi