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The article contains quotes by Mahatma Gandhi who is known for his philosophy of non-violent resistance or satyagraha. He is considered as the father of today’s India.

“Without prayer, I should have been a lunatic long ago.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“A clean confession, combined with a promise never to commit the sin again, when offered before one who has the right to receive it, is the purest type of repentance.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“My own recollection is that I had not any high regard for my ability. I used to be astonished whenever I won prizes and scholarships. But I very jealously guarded my character. The least little blemish drew tears from my eyes.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“As we know that a man often succumbs to temptation, however much he resists it, we also know that Providence often intercedes and saves him in spite of himself.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“I have regarded woman as an incarnation of tolerance.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“The wife is not the husband’s bondslave, but his companion and his help-mate, and an equal partner in all his joy and sorrows - as free as the husband to choose her own path.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“I regard the Ramayana of Tulasidas as the greatest book in all devotional literature.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“One thing took deep root in me: the conviction that morality is the basis of things, and that truth is the substance of all morality.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Let every youth take a leaf out of my book and make it a point to account for everything that comes into and goes out of his pocket, and like me he is sure to be a gainer in the end.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“What is true is that honesty is incompatible with the amassing of a large fortune.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“But though the revelation of my duty caused this difficulty, it simplified my food. The simplification in its turn brought me annoyance in that I had to give up several dishes I had come to relish. These difficulties were only passing, for the strict observance of the vow produced an inward relish distinctly more healthy, delicate and permanent.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“The real seat of taste was not the tongue but the mind.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“No matter how explicit the pledge, people will turn and twist the text to suit their own purposes.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“My hesitancy in speech, which was once an annoyance, is now a pleasure. Its greatest benefit has been that it has taught me the economy of words.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“I have naturally formed the habit of restraining my thoughts. And I can now give myself the certificate that a thoughtless word hardly ever escapes my tongue or pen. I do not recollect ever having had to regret anything in my speech or writing.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Prayer is not an old woman’s idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“My life is my message.” – Mahatma Gandhi

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