Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

India
2 Oct 1869 // 30 Jan 1948
Spiritual Leader

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Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation
Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame
Action expresses priorities
A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history
A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion
A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its compromise in practice
A man is but the product of his thoughts: what he thinks, he becomes
A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave
We must be the change we wish to see
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others
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