Thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi

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  • A man of Truth, on the other hand, plugs all loopholes; or rather for him, it may be said, there is neither a wall nor any holes. He can walk even blindfold on the right path and never does he fall into a pit.

    "June 8, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 435.
  • Non-attachment is difficult of attainment, as some say. So it is. But are not the things we need always difficult to obtain? It is only when we put in a sustained and determined effort that what is difficult becomes easy.

    "June 9, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 435.
  • Drops make the ocean, the reason being that there is complete cohesion and co-operation among the drops. The same law applies to human beings.

    "June 10, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 435.
  • To conceal ignorance is to increase it. An honest confession of it, however, gives ground for the hope that it will diminish.

    "June 11, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 435.
  • What is learnt by rote is of as little value as the parrot's recitation of Ramanama.

    "June 12, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 435.
  • If the foregoing is correct and borne out by experience, it follows that knowledge that sinks deep, and becomes part of one's being, is capable of transforming man, provided, however, that such knowledge is self-knowledge.

    "June 13, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 435.
  • If a man does anything, and regrets it afterwards, it shows that he has not done it with due deliberation but under compulsion

    "June 14, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 435.
  • Non-attachment is put to real test only when there is full scope for our attachment to something.

    "June 15, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 435.
  • It is man's habit to forget his own faults and see those of others. This naturally brings him disappointment in the end.

    "June 16, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 436.
  • To have faith in God should be the easiest thing in the world, yet it appears to be the most difficult.

    "June 17, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 436.
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