Quotes from Mahatma Gandhi

Complete independence through truth and non-violence means the independence of every unit, be it the humblest of the nation, without distinction of race, colour or creed.

When you practice a life of non-violence you no longer need seek the truth, the truth finds you.

The way to truth lies through ahimsa (nonviolence).

God is not in strength but in truth.

Indeed, these errors and my prompt confessions have made me surer, if possible, of my insight into the implications of truth and ahimsa.

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

He who trifles with truth cuts at the root of Ahimsa [non-violence]. He who is angry is guilty of Himsa.

It is through truth & non-violence that I can have some glimpse of God. Truth & non-violence are my God. They are the obverse and reverse of the same coin.

I worship the God that is Truth or Truth which is God through the service of these millions.

For me, Rama and Rahim are one and the same deity. I acknowledge no other God but the one God of truth and righteousness.

For me the Voice of God, of Conscience, of Truth or the Inner Voice or the still small Voice mean one and the same thing.

Truth is the right designation of God.

In Hinduism we have got an admirable foot-rule to measure every shastra and every rule of conduct, and that is truth.

One cannot reach Truth by untruthfulness. Truthful conduct alone can reach truth.

Where there is truth, there also is knowledge which is true.

The highest truth needs no communicating, for it is by its very nature self-propelling. It radiates its influence silently as the rose its fragrance without the intervention of a medium.

I will say that if there is anything like God Or Truth on earth, Hindu-Muslim unity is also possible.

Let hundreds like me perish, but let truth triumph.

Silence is a great help to a seeker after truth like myself.

Because no one sees the truth does not make it untrue.

There is no principle worth the name if it is not wholly good.

Everyone holds a piece of the truth.

A man who is swayed by negative emotions may have good enough intentions, may be truthful in word, but he will never find the Truth.

The ally we must cultivate is the part of our enemy which knows the truth.