Respect Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

Self-respect knows no considerations.

— Mahatma Gandhi

They cannot take away our self respect if we do not give it to them.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Human dignity demands courage to defend oneself.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Man does not live by bread alone. Many prefer self-respect to food.

— Mahatma Gandhi

My attitude towards the British is one of utter friendliness and respect.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Dignity of human nature requires that we must face the storms of life.

— Mahatma Gandhi

A courageous man prefers death to the surrender of self-respect.

— Mahatma Gandhi

To believe that what has not occurred in history will not occur at all, is to argue disbelief in the dignity of…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Our nonviolence in respect of the Government is a result of our incapacity for effective violence.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Non-co-operation is an attempt to awaken the masses to a sense of their dignity and power.

— Mahatma Gandhi

The Charkha supplemented the agriculture of the villagers and gave it dignity.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Non-co-operation intended to pave the way to real honourable and voluntary co-operation based on mutual respect and trust.

— Mahatma Gandhi

The need of the moment is not one religion, but mutual respect and tolerance of the devotees of the different religions.

— Mahatma Gandhi

It was our love of foreign cloth that ousted the wheel from its position of dignity.

— Mahatma Gandhi

It is beneath human dignity to lose one's individuality and become a mere cog in the machine.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Non-cooperation is an attempt to awaken the masses, to a sense of their dignity and power. This can only be done by…

— Mahatma Gandhi

The only safe and honorable course for a self-respecting man is to do what I have decided to do, that is, to…

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Man and his deed are two distinct things. Whereas a good deed should call forth approbation and a wicked deed disapprobation, the…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Man and his deed are two distinct things. Whereas a good deed should call forth approbation and a wicked deed dis-approbation, the…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Our existence as embodied beings is purely momentary; what are a hundred years in eternity? But if we shatter the chains of…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Non-cooperation is a measure of discipline and sacrifice, and it demands respect for the opposite views.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Every good movement passes through five stages, indifference, ridicule, abuse, repression, and respect.

— Mahatma Gandhi

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

— Mahatma Gandhi

A genuine satyagraha should never excite contempt in the opponent even when it fails to command regard or respect.

— Mahatma Gandhi

It is derogatory to the dignity of mankind, it is derogatory to the dignity of India, to entertain for one single moment…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Relationships are based on four principles: respect, understanding, acceptance and appreciation.

— Mahatma Gandhi

A plea for the spinning wheel is a plea for recognizing the dignity of labour.

— Mahatma Gandhi

The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher law, to the strength of the spirit.

— Mahatma Gandhi

To safeguard democracy the people must have a keen sense of independence, self-respect, and their oneness.

— Mahatma Gandhi

The knowledge of the omnipresence of God also means respect for the lives even of those who may be called opponents.

— Mahatma Gandhi

I can retain neither respect nor affection for government which has been moving from wrong to wrong in order to defend its…

— Mahatma Gandhi