Gandhi Jayanti 2018: 15 quotes that make you a better human being

New Delhi : Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869. His efforts in bringing freedom to India brought him the tag of Mahatma. On the 150th birth anniversary of the chief advocate of non-violence, let’s take a look at some of his quotes that continue to ignite the better in you:

1. An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
2. A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.
3. Be the change that you want to see in the world.
4. A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks he becomes.
5. Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
6. The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is an attribute of the strong.
7. Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
8. The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
9. If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.
10. Glory lies in the attempt to reach one’s goal and not in reaching it.
11. Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.
12. Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
13. I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.
14. Let the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day:
    • I shall not fear anyone on Earth.
    • I shall fear only God.
    • I shall not bear ill will toward anyone.
    • I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.
    • I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering.
15. Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.