Thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi

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  • Just as joy and sorrow are a pair that follow each other, in succession, so is the case with all things in life. Consequently, to have real peace of mind, we must rise above such pairs of opposites.

    "July 28, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 455.
  • How can he who realizes not the true value of the Self, nor is able to protect it, protect anything else in life?

    "July 29, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 455.
  • Even one word, if true, is enough. Untrue words, however many, are worth nothing.

    "July 30, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 455.
  • The power of a true word is such that it leads one from selfishness to selflessness.

    "July 31, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 455.
  • He alone lives in whose heart dwells Rama (God) and who is ever aware of such presence.

    "August 1, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 455.
  • Real knowledge cannot be acquired by mere reading of the scriptures. Indeed, it is difficult of attainment without the practice of virtue.

    "August 2, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 455.
  • One can never find Truth if one is not wide awake every moment of one's life.

    "August 3, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 455.
  • There can be no such thing as rights for a satyagrahi. For him there is only one rightラthe right to serve.

    "August 4, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 455.
  • Therefore, a satyagrahi will never seek rights; these will come to him unsought.

    "August 5, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 455.
  • Even one drop of the poison of untruth will poison the entire milk-ocean of Truth.

    "August 6, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 455.
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