Society and the World

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.

Truth never damages a cause that is just.

Truth quenches untruth, love quenches anger, self-suffering quenches violence. This eternal rule is a rule not for saints only, but for all.

Truth and non-violence are as old as the hills. All I have done is to try experiments in both on as vast a scale as I could.

True beauty lies in purity of the heart.

To believe in something and not live it is dishonest.

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

The world has enough for everyone’s needs, but not enough for everyone’s greed.

The world has enough for everyone’s needs, but not enough for everyone’s greed.

The Roots of Violence: wealth without work; pleasure without conscience; knowledge without character; commerce without morality; science without humanity; worship without sacrifice; politics without principles.

The Roots of Violence: wealth without work; pleasure without conscience; knowledge without character; commerce without morality; science without humanity; worship without sacrifice; politics without principles.

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

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.

The moment there is suspicion about a person’s motives, everything he does becomes tainted.

The good man is the friend of all living things.

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

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

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.

Terrorism and deception are weapons not of the strong, but of the weak.

Service that is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures as possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy.

Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment; full effort is full victory.

Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible.