Thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi

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  • Intuition is lame if it is not supported by reason.

    "June 25, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 458.
  • A river goes dry when cut off from its source. So does man we when cut off from his original source, i. e., God.

    "June 26, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 458.
  • Pure thought is so subtle and yet so powerful a thing that it becomes all-pervading.

    "June 27, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 459.
  • A votary of truth must have a sense of discrimination and of time, as also a full understanding of the opposite side.

    "June 28, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 459.
  • Man rests in the jaws of Death. He is said to be dead when the jaws close.

    "On the train to Poona, June 29, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 459.
  • Such being the case, where is the sense in making merry or becoming arrogant?

    "Poona, June 30, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 459.
  • When Truth, that is God, is with us, what matters whether the world is with us or not, whether we live or die?

    "July 1, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 459.
  • If you want to stand before God, you must go after shedᆳding the robe of egoism.

    "July 2, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 459.
  • If you are truly humble you will never, even in your dreams think disparagingly of those who do not practise such austerities as you do.

    "July 3, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 459.
  • He who is not in the habit of keeping everything in its place is a fool. He wastes much time in searching for it when he wants it.

    "July 4, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 459.
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