Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.
Citations
Gandhi, Mahatma. Harijan, 14 Apr. 1946.
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist, who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule, and in turn inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā (Sanskrit: "great-souled", "venerable"), first applied to him in 1914 in South Africa, is now used throughout the world.