Gandhi Jayanti: Here are Bapu's most inspiring and powerful quotes

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 02, 1869, in Porbandar, India. He was a freedom fighter, an advocate and a civil rights activist. Gandhi was the torchbearer of the non-violent movement, harmony, and brotherhood. He is famously known as 'Bapu' or the 'Father of the Nation'. His non-violent activism reached far beyond his homeland and Mahatma Gandhi became a global call for the oppressed all over the world to unite and stand up for the freedom and one's right through peaceful protests. He passed away on January 30, 1948, but his ideologies still continue to inspire people all around the world.

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Inspirational Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

As today the world is celebrating Bapu's 150th birthday, here are a few of Gandhi's words that still inspire people to change for a better tomorrow.

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

“Be the change that you want to see in the world.”

“Change yourself – you are in control.”

“If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.”

“I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.”

“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.”

“Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong.”

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.”

“A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.”

“Whenever you are confronted with an opponent, conquer him with love.”

“An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind.”

“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.”

“The future depends on what you do today.”

“You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results.”

“Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep.”

“I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one’s self-respect.”

“It’s easy to stand in the crowd but it takes courage to stand alone.”

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