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Nothing should be taught to children by force.
-Gandhi, Ashram Observances in Action
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If even one nation were unconditionally to perform the supreme act of renunciation, may of us would see in our lifetime visible peace established on earth.
-Gandhi, May 16, 1936
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I do not believe that the Gita teaches violence for doing good. It is pre-eminently a description of the duel that goes on in our own hearts.
-Gandhi, August 24, 1934
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If we all discharge our duties, rights will not be far to seek. If, leaving duties unperformed, we run after rights, they will escape us like a will-o-the-wisp.
-Gandhi, Young India, January 8, 1925
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There is no time-limit for a Satyagrahi nor is there a limit to his capacity for suffering. Hence there is no such thing as a defeat in Satyagraha.
-Gandhi, from the Satyagraha leaflets, No. 14, May 14 1919
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It is to me a matter of perennial satisfaction that I retain generally the affection and trust of those whose principles and policies I oppose.
-Gandhi, Young India, March 17, 1927
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Whoever tries to serve his private ends without serving others harms himself as well as the world at large. The reason is obvious.
-Gandhi, Ashram Observances in Action
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God is not a power residing in the clouds. God is an unseen power residing within us, and nearer to us than fingernails to the flesh.
-Gandhi, Truth is God
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In my opinion, Rama, Rahaman, Ahuramazda, God, or Krishna are all attempts on the part of man to name that invisible force which is the greatest of all forces.
-Gandhi, August 18, 1946
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Their partiality for their own standpoint came in the way of their giving due weight to the arguments of their opponents.
-Gandhi, Ashram Observances in Action
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Nonviolence Daily is a thought-for-the-day from Gandhi with a short and inspiring commentary from Professor Michael Nagler from the Metta Center for Nonviolence.