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Let not the 12 million Negroes be ashamed of the fact that they are the grandchildren of slaves. There is dishonor in being slave-owners.

From Mahatma Gandhi

I am in the world feeling my way to light 'amid the encircling gloom.'

From Mahatma Gandhi

Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame.

From Mahatma Gandhi

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

From Mahatma Gandhi

Ours is one continued struggle against degradation sought to be inflicted upon us by the European, who desire to degrade us to the level of the raw Kaffir, whose occupation is hunting and whose sole ambition is to collect a certain number of cattle to buy a wife with, and then pass his life in indolence and nakedness.

From Mahatma Gandhi

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.

From Mahatma Gandhi

It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings.

From Mahatma Gandhi

A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness.

From Mahatma Gandhi

I think it is the height of ignorance to believe that the sexual act is an independent function necessary like sleeping or eating. Seeing, therefore, that I did not desire more children, I began to strive after self-control. There was endless difficulty in the task.

From Mahatma Gandhi

There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.

From Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

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