Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

Die if you must, but never kill.

The strength to kill is not essential for self-defense; one ought to have the strength to die. When a man is fully ready to die, he will not even desire to offer violence. Indeed, I may put it down as a self-evident proposition that the desire to kill is in inverse proportion to the desire to die. And history is replete with instances of men who by dying with courage and compassion on their lips converted the hearts of their violent opponents.

Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.

I always say that non-violence is not the weapon of the weak. It is the weapon of the strong.

If blood be shed, let it be our own. Let us cultivate the calm courage to die without killing.

I would suffer all the humiliation, all the torture, the absolute ostracism and even death, to prevent violence

Non-violence is not glamorous, and you don't see the effects right away.

It is better to be killed than to kill.

I am prepared to die but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.

The best soldiers are not warlike

Refraining from violence is not a sign of weakness in one's faith but a sign that one's faith is unshakeable

Non-violence exacts a very high price from one who practices it. But once you are able to meet that demand then you can do most things.

Nonviolence of the strong is infinitely braver than their violence.

It is more difficult, and it calls for higher energies of soul, to live a martyr than to die one.

It is nonviolent non-co-operation which evokes the highest spirit of self-sacrifice that will wean one from the error of one's ways.

I'm a very great non-violent character. I would never resort to violence to change anything.

Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.

I used to get some flack from my agents because I wouldn't even audition for parts where the hero uses violent force to be a hero.

It is heroic to prepare for war with a tyrant power. Patriots will always win the admiration of mankind for daring to meet the bloodshed of battle for their country's liberty. But the patriot who is willing to go to that sacrifice will be the first to condemn the aimless and secret shedding of blood in time of peace.

We are protecting civilians. We are unarmed. We are no threat to you. Please do not shoot.

Even a pacifist should admire the military virtues.

I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and Non-violence are as old as the hills. All I have done is to try experiments in both on as vast a scale as I could.

There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.

Be bullied, be outraged, be killed, but do not kill.

We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it.