We do not need to proselytise either by our speech or by our writing. We can only do so really with our lives. Let our lives be open books for all to study.

Quote by Mahatma Gandhi

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Prayer is a confession of one's own unworthiness and weakness

Prayer is a confession of one's own unworthiness and weakness

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice...

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice...

Nonviolence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat...

Nonviolence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat...

Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame.

Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame.

The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer...

The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer...

The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small...

The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small...

Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the...

Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the...

The future depends on what you do today.

The future depends on what you do today.

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.

If I seem to take part in politics, it is only because politics encircles us...

If I seem to take part in politics, it is only because politics encircles us...

Non-cooperation with evil is a sacred duty

Non-cooperation with evil is a sacred duty

I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only...

I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only...

Birth and death are not two different states, but they are different aspects of the...

Birth and death are not two different states, but they are different aspects of the...

Whether one or many, I must declare my faith that it is better for India...

Whether one or many, I must declare my faith that it is better for India...

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I...

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I...

All of your scholarship, all your study of Shakespeare and Wordsworth would be vain if...

All of your scholarship, all your study of Shakespeare and Wordsworth would be vain if...

Men and women approaching retirement age should be recycled for public service work, and their...

Men and women approaching retirement age should be recycled for public service work, and their...

Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom. When the passions have relaxed...

Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom. When the passions have relaxed...

The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money,...

The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money,...

His wardrobe was extensive--very extensive--not strictly classical perhaps, not quite new, nor did it contain...

His wardrobe was extensive--very extensive--not strictly classical perhaps, not quite new, nor did it contain...

Golf: A game in which you claim the privileges of age and retain the playthings...

Golf: A game in which you claim the privileges of age and retain the playthings...