“I do not believe in the doctrine of the greatest good of the greatest number. The only real, dignified, human doctrine is the greatest good of all.”
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Mahatma Gandhi
“I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul.”
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Mahatma Gandhi
“Manliness consists not in bluff, bravado or loneliness. It consists in daring to do the right thing and facing consequences whether it is in matters social, political or other. It consists in deeds not words.”
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Mahatma Gandhi
“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.”
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Mahatma Gandhi
“jika sebuah mata harus dibalas dengan sebuah mata, hanya akan membuat seluruh dunia ini buta”
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Mahatma Gandhi
“Intolerance is a species of violence and therefore against our creed.”
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Mahatma Gandhi
“The person who has the throne will not covet a position of civil or police authority.”
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Mahatma Gandhi
“There are moments in your life when you must act even though you cannot carry your best friends with you. The still small voice within you must always be the final arbiter when there is a conflict of duty.”
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Mahatma Gandhi
“But truth is hard as adamant and tender as a blossom.”
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Mahatma Gandhi
“Every seeker has, at one time or another, to pass through a conflict of duties, a heart-churning.”
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Mahatma Gandhi
“This belief in incarnation is a testimony of man’s lofty spiritual ambition. Man is not at peace with himself till he has become like unto God. The endeavour to reach this state is the supreme, the only ambition worth having. And this is self-realization. This self-realization is the subject of the Gita, as it is of all scriptures. But its author surely did not write it to establish that doctrine. The object of the Gita appears to me to be that of showing the most excellent way to attain self-realization.”
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Mahatma Gandhi
“Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.”
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Mahatma Gandhi
“(When asked what he thought of Western civilization): 'I think it would be a good idea.”
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Mahatma Gandhi
“Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.”
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Mahatma Gandhi