Character Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

Character alone will have real effect on the masses.

— Mahatma Gandhi

That which is inherent in man is his virtue.

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Morality is a contraband in war.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Forgiveness is the virtue of the brave.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Cowards can never be moral.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Morality is contraband in war.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Nonviolence is the virtue of the manly. The coward is innocent of it.

— Mahatma Gandhi

What will tell in the end will be character and not a knowledge of letters.

— Mahatma Gandhi

If by strength is meant moral power, then woman is immeasurably man's superior

— Mahatma Gandhi

A man of character will make himself worthy of any position he is given.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Your character must be above suspicion and you must be truthful and self-controlled.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Virtue lies in being absorbed in one's prayers in the presence of din and noise.

— Mahatma Gandhi

True knowledge gives a moral standing and moral strength.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Sorrow and suffering make for character if they are voluntarily borne, but not if they are imposed.

— Mahatma Gandhi

One man cannot do right in one department of life whilst he is occupied in doing wrong in any other department. Life…

— Mahatma Gandhi

A popular government wields a moral force, which is infinitely superior to the physical force that the foreign government could summon to…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Morality which depends upon the helplessness of a man or woman has not much to recommend it. Morality is rooted in the…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Nonviolence is not merely a personal virtue. It is also a social virtue to be cultivated like other virtues.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Men of stainless character and self purification will easily inspire confidence and automatically purify the atmosphere around them.

— Mahatma Gandhi

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Whatever may be the pros and cons of going to the public theatre, it is a patent fact that it has undermined…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Sense perceptions can be and often are false and deceptive, however real they may appear to us. Where there is realization outside…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Man has reason, discrimination and free-will such as it is. The brute has no such thing. It is not a free agent,…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Those who think religion has nothing to do with politics understand neither religion or politics... The things that will destroy us are:…

— Mahatma Gandhi

No religion which is narrow and which cannot satisfy the test of reason, will survive the coming reconstruction of society in which…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Man must choose either of the two courses, the upward or the downward; but as he has the brute in him, he…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Civilization is that mode of conduct which points out to man the path of duty. Performance of duty and observance of morality…

— Mahatma Gandhi

The real difficulty is that people have no idea of what education truly is. We assess the value of education in the…

— Mahatma Gandhi

A vow imparts stability, ballast and firmness to one's character.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Moral restrictions tend to become lax in a foreign country, since the fear of social opinion disappears.

— Mahatma Gandhi

The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated

— Mahatma Gandhi

Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Performance of duty and observance of morality are convertible terms.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Literary education is of no value, if it is not able to build up a sound character.

— Mahatma Gandhi

The truest test of civilization, culture and dignity is character and not clothing.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Nothing in the Shastra, which is manifestly contrary to universal truths and morals, can stand.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Moral result can only be produced by moral restraints.

— Mahatma Gandhi

One can measure the greatness and the moral progress of a nation by looking at how it treats its animals.

— Mahatma Gandhi

A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers.

— Mahatma Gandhi