Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

True liberty does violence to self and, like Christ, who disregarded that he was sovereign becomes a slave to serve others.

There is nothing so high as renunciation of self.

The Quaker upbringing was not strict, but it was frugal. Extremely frugal. One was always encouraged to give away one's worldly goods.

It wouldn't bother me at all not to play on my own album.

... do not spare me in anything -- let there be less and less of me in everything.

The truest self-respect is not to think of self.

I am better off doing as abnegation taught me: turning away from myself, projecting always outward, and hoping that in whatever is next, I will be better than I am now.

Self-sacrifice, not self-assertion, is the law of the highest universe.

...there is power in self-sacrifice.

True love is the parent of humility.

Humility - the discipline of putting others ahead of self, the choice to value others above self - is, at its core, a matter of faith.

You will never be more than a common Christian until you give up your own interest and cease defending yourself.

I'm not - I'm not a person looking for money. I have no political ambitions whatsoever. I don't seek power. I don't seek any kind of praise. I have no ego to fulfill.

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

Monks are not expected to speak about themselves; the message is important, not the person.

I fight for other people better than I fight for myself.

The world calls for, and expects from us, simplicity of life, the spirit of prayer, charity towards all, especially towards the lowly and the poor, obedience and humility, detachment, and self-sacrifice. Without this mark of holiness, our word will have difficulty in touching the heart of modern man.

A great man is always willing to be little.

I accept everything which is favorable for the people and the army; for myself, I wish to live in retirement.

Shall I, to please another wine-sprung minde, Lose all mine own? God hath giv'n me a measure Short of His can and body; must I find A pain in that, wherein he finds a pleasure?

If not for that of conscience, yet at least for ambition's sake, let us reject ambition, let us disdain that thirst of honor and renown, so low and mendicant; that it makes us beg it of all sorts of people.

Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all.

One of the most difficult things to learn is to render service without bossing, without making a fuss about it, and without any consciousness of high and low. In the world of spirituality, humility counts at least as much as utility.

The great point is to renounce your own wisdom by simplicity of walk, and to be ready to give up the favor, esteem, and approbation of every one, whenever the path in which God leads you passes that way.

Can you lay your life down, so a stranger can live? Can you take what you need, but take less than you give? Could you close every day, without the glory and fame? Could you hold your head high, when no-one knows your name?