35 Inspiring Quotes from Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Read 35 Inspiring Quotes from Mahatma Gandhi.




1. “A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks he becomes.” - Mahatma Gandhi


2. “Be the change that you want to see in the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi


3. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” - Mahatma Gandhi


4. “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” - Mahatma Gandhi


5. “Change yourself – you are in control.” - Mahatma Gandhi


6. “Without action, you aren’t going anywhere.” - Mahatma Gandhi


7. “Glory lies in the attempt to reach one’s goal and not in reaching it.” - Mahatma Gandhi


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


9. “Nobody can hurt me without my permission.” - Mahatma Gandhi


10. "Where there is love there is life." - Mahatma Gandhi


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


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


13. "An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind." - Mahatma Gandhi


14. "You must be the change you wish to see in the world" - Mahatma Gandhi


15. "My life is my message." - Mahatma Gandhi


16. "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

17. "An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching." - Mahatma Gandhi


18. "A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history." - Mahatma Gandhi


19. "Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening." - Mahatma Gandhi


20. "A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble." - Mahatma Gandhi

21. "Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well." - Mahatma Gandhi


22."It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity." - Mahatma Gandhi

23. "Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it." - Mahatma Gandhi


24. "Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress." - Mahatma Gandhi


25. "Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth." - Mahatma Gandhi


26. "The real ornament of woman is her character, her purity." - Mahatma Gandhi


27. "Those who know how to think need no teachers." - Mahatma Gandhi


28. "Truth never damages a cause that is just." - Mahatma Gandhi


29. "Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into." - Mahatma Gandhi


30."In a gentle way, you can shake the world." - Mahatma Gandhi


31. "Peace is its own reward." - Mahatma Gandhi


32. "A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes." - Mahatma Gandhi


33. "Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts." - Mahatma Gandhi



34. "In prayer, it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart." - Mahatma Gandhi


35. "You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind." - Mahatma Gandhi