First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.

Quote by Mahatma Gandhi

Topics: Ridicule Quotes, Social Change Quotes, World Quotes

Good government is no substitute for self-government.

Good government is no substitute for self-government.

It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to...

It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to...

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

I know nothing of the science of astrology and I consider it to be a...

I know nothing of the science of astrology and I consider it to be a...

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live...

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live...

Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible

Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible

Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should...

Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should...

In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a...

In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a...

If you'd be loved, be worthy to be loved.

If you'd be loved, be worthy to be loved.

Unity to be real must stand the severest strain without breaking.

Unity to be real must stand the severest strain without breaking.

Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do...

Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do...

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.

God has no religion

God has no religion

Morality is contraband in war.

Morality is contraband in war.

In this age of the rule of brute force, it is almost impossible for anyone...

In this age of the rule of brute force, it is almost impossible for anyone...

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but...

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but...

An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.

An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.

The battle promises to be fought with bags of bagels and bran muffins, free beer...

The battle promises to be fought with bags of bagels and bran muffins, free beer...

It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to...

It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to...

The eyes have one language everywhere

The eyes have one language everywhere

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that...

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that...

The main difference for the history of the world if I had been shot rather...

The main difference for the history of the world if I had been shot rather...