Indian Leader Quotes

"We need to be the change we wish to see in the world." — Mahatma Gandhi
As quoted in "Arun Gandhi Shares the Mahatma's Message" Vol. XXVII, No. 13 (1 February 2002) p. A34 There is some argument that Gandhi never said this, however, some members of his family maintain that he did. Add Category or Author

"There is more to life than increasing its speed." — Mahatma Gandhi
As quoted in Once Upon A Dream (2004) pg. 163 Add Category or Author

"My life is my message." — Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma : Life of Gandhi 1869-1948 (1968) Reel 13 Response to a journalist's question about what his message to the world was. Add Category or Author

"An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind." — Mahatma Gandhi
As quoted in The Nobel Book of Answers, (2003) pg. 151 Originally "An-eye-for-an-eye-for-an-eye-for-an-eye ... ends in making everybody blind," but there is no specific, original source available, though it is attributed to Gandhi and many, including his family, feel it authentic and in-line with his beliefs. Add Category or Author

"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without." — Buddha
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"The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success." — Paramahansa Yogananda
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"I have nothing new to teach the world. 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." — Mahatma Gandhi
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"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." — Mahatma Gandhi
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"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become." — Buddha
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"The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent." — Mahatma Gandhi
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"Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves." — Jawaharlal Nehru
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"The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different." — Mahatma Gandhi
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"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." — Mahatma Gandhi
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"Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity." — Buddha
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"Justice that love gives is a surrender, justice that law gives is a punishment." — Mahatma Gandhi
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"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." — Mahatma Gandhi
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"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." — Mahatma Gandhi
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"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him." — Buddha
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"You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind." — Mahatma Gandhi
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"Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared." — Buddha
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"There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supercedes all other courts." — Mahatma Gandhi
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