Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

I always say that non-violence is not the weapon of the weak. It is the weapon of the strong.

Nonviolence of the strong is infinitely braver than their violence.

It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.

Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.

It is better to be killed than to kill.

Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our very being.

Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind.

The strength to kill is not essential for self-defence; one ought to have the strength to die.

My nonviolence does recognize different species of violence, defensive and offensive.

I would suffer all the humiliation, all the torture, the absolute ostracism and even death, to prevent violence

If we pick a fight, then we're just as bad as them. Combat should be used just to help people who can't defend themselves, period." "Well, if I don't fight back and they pound on me, then I'm one of the people I should be defending.

My love for nonviolence is superior to every other thing, mundane or super mundane.

Be bullied, be outraged, be killed, but do not kill.

It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.

Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.

Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.

Die if you must, but never kill.

I am prepared to die but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.

Non-violence is backed by the theory of soul-force in which suffering is courted in the hope of ultimately winning over the opponent. But what happens when such an attempt fail to achieve the object? It is here that soul-force has to be combined with physical force so as not to remain at the mercy of tyrannical and ruthless enemy.

Martin Luther King and Gandhi were not people who failed in self-respect. They were people of hope and great courage, and their courage was disciplined.

Violence can only be effectively met by nonviolence. This is an old established truth.

With God as witness, I want to proclaim this truth, that the way of violence cannot bring Swaraj, it can only lead to disaster.

Nonviolence and cowardice go ill together. True nonviolence is an impossibility without the possession of unadulterated fearlessness.

The force generated by nonviolence is infinitely greater than the force of all the arms created by man's ingenuity.

I myself would go for nonviolence if it was consistent, if everybody was going to be nonviolent all the time. I'd say, okay, let's get with it, we'll all be nonviolent. But I don't go along with any kind of nonviolence unless everybody's going to be nonviolent. If they make the Ku Klux Klan nonviolent, I'll be nonviolent. If they make the White Citizens Council nonviolent, I'll be nonviolent. But as long as you've got somebody else not being nonviolent, I don't want anybody coming to me talking any nonviolent talk.