15 inspirational quotes by mahatma gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi is revered all over the world as one of the most inspirational figures in recent human history. Gandhi — fondly called as “Bapu” — was a fearless campaigner of people’s rights and played a significant role in securing freedom for India from the British rule.  

He constantly advocated both truth (satya) and non-violence (ahimsa) as potent tools to not only combat injustice and oppression but also win over hearts and minds of friends and foes alike.

Today, October 2nd, is Mahatma Gandhi’s 151st birth anniversary. In celebration of his birthday and his relentless service to humanity, here are some of his most impactful quotes:

1. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
2. “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
3. “Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny.”
4. “A man is but the 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. “I am endeavouring to see God through service of humanity, for I know that God is neither in heaven, nor down below, but in everyone.”
7. “An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”
8. “You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.”
9. “The future depends on what we do in the present.”
10. “Heroes are made in the hour of defeat. Success is, therefore, well described as a series of glorious defeats”
11. “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.”
12. “Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”
13. “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.”
14. “It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken the wisest might err.”
15. “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. We need not wait to see what others do.”