Thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi

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  • The root cause of most of our misunderstandings lies in distrust, and the root cause of this distrust lies most in fear.

    "June 18, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 436.
  • The common saying goes that there can be no love without fear. But that is wrong. The fact is that where there is fear, there can be no true love.

    "June 19, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 436.
  • Experience is daily growing upon me that everything is attainable through silence.

    "June 20, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 436.
  • If we stopped talking about useless things and talked of things that matter in as few words as possible, much of our time as well as that of others could be saved.

    "June 21, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 436.
  • It follows from the foregoing that we would be thereby adding that much time to our span of life.

    "June 22, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 436.
  • The same thing when looked at from one angle makes us lose our temper, and when viewed from another makes us laugh. Will it not be better if we neither become angry nor laugh?

    "June 23, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 436.
  • Daily we have testimony of the influence exercised by one who speaks the truth and lives up to it. Even so, we never think of following his example in word and deed.

    "June 24, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 436.
  • Sacrifice which causes pain is no sacrifice at all. True sacrifice is joy-giving and uplifting.

    "June 25, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 436.
  • True help can come only from God. But God helps only through some agency. Let no one, therefore, knowingly seek the help of a broken reed.

    "June 26, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 436.
  • Guru Teg Bahadur says : "The life which causes the least possible injury is simple life. That which causes no pain at all is pure life." Therefore, he alone practises true religion who does nothing evil.

    "June 27, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 437.
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