Gandhi Jayanti 2023: 50+ Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi to Start Your Day with Inspiration!

Gandhi Jayanti 2023: Mahatma Gandhi’s words are full of wisdom and inspiration, and they can help us to live better lives. (Image: Getty Images/Shutterstock)

Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated on October 2 every year to commemorate the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father Of The Nation. Gandhi was a pioneer of nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience, and his teachings have inspired people all over the world to fight for justice and equality.

One of the best ways to celebrate Gandhi Jayanti is to start your day with a quote from the great man. Gandhi’s words are full of wisdom and inspiration, and they can help us to live better lives. Here’s a list of 50 quotes by Mahatma Gandhi to start your day with. These quotes cover a wide range of topics, from love and compassion to truth and nonviolence.

Gandhi Jayanti 2023: Happiness Is When What You Think, What You Say, And What You Do Are In Harmony. (Image: Getty Images/Shutterstock)

“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”

“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”

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

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”

Gandhi Jayanti 2023: First They Ignore You, Then They Laugh At You, Then They Fight You, Then You Win. (Image: Getty Images/Shutterstock)

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”

“The future depends on what you do today.”

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.”

“First, they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”

“You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.”

“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.”

“A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.”

“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”

“You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results.”

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in service to others.”

“The only tyrant I accept in this world is the ‘still small voice’ within me.”

“Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory.”

“The only devils in this world are those running around in our own hearts, and that is where all our battles should be fought.”

“To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.”

“A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.”

“The power to question is the basis of all human progress.”

“You can’t shake hands with a clenched fist.”

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

“The best way to find oneself is to lose oneself in the service of others.”

“Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one’s weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.”

“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”

“I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles, but today it means getting along with people.”

“The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.”

Source: https://www.news18.com/lifestyle/gandhi-jayanti-2023-mahatma-gandhi-quotes-faqs-8599779.html

BRICS Summit: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa praises Mahatma Gandhi, says ‘taught us passive resistance’

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrive at the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 23, 2023. GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/Pool via REUTERS (via REUTERS)

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa praised the important role played by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa’s history and helping defeat apartheid. Ramaphosa noted that Gandhi taught his country the value of passive resistance which helped mobilize its people against apartheid and eventually defeat it.

While reacting to PM Modi’s comments on Gandhi at the BRICS Summit, Ramaphosa said (as quoted by PTI), “Gandhi was one who was strong on resistance. He taught us passive resistance which he perfected and we escalated to various acts of boycotts against the apartheid system. Through that, we were able to encourage citizen activism in organisations that were involved in our struggle, like the African National Congress and others.”

The South African President added, “(It) mobilised our people against apartheid and finally defeated it, so Mahatma Gandhi played a very important role in the history of South Africa,”

During his address at the 15th BRICS Summit, PM Modi had noted that the Summit was taking place not far from where Mahatma Gandhi had established the Tolstoy Farm. The farm acted as a vibrant self-sufficient commune during Gandhi’s tenure as a lawyer while staying in South Africa.

During his address at the opening plenary session of the 15th BRICS summit, PM Modi had also called for establishing BRICS space exploration consortium. He said, “We are already working on the BRICS satellite constellation, but to move a step further, we should think about establishing a BRICS space exploration consortium,”

President Ramaphosa thanked PM Modi for making the proposal for BRICS space cooperation system while also praising the success of Chandrayaan-3.

Source: https://www.livemint.com/news/world/brics-summit-south-african-president-cyril-ramaphosa-praises-mahatma-gandhi-says-taught-us-passive-resistance-11692838384472.html

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