MAHATMA GANDHI QUOTES

Quotations from the book : EPIGRAMS FROM GANDHIJI

Epigrams from Gandhiji

GANDHI QUOTES:
Quotations from the book
Epigrams from Gandhiji

Alphabetical Listing

A B C D E F
G H I J K L
M N O P R S
T U V W Y

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Sources/References

Numerals after each epigram refer to the pages of volumes indicated by the following abbreviations. Where publisher is not mentioned, it is Navajivan Publishing House, Ahmedabad.

  • I to XXVI: The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Publications Division
  • A : An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth: M. K. Gandhi; Navajivan  Publishing House, Ahmedabad
  • AA: Asia and the Americas: Monthly Magazine published from New York
  • ABP: Amrita Bazar Patrika: English Daily
  • AG: Among the Great: Dilip Kumar Roy; Nalanda Publications, Bombay, 1945
  • AOA: Ashram Observations in Action: Navajivan Publishing House, Ahmedabad
  • BC: The Bombay Chronicle: Daily newspaper published from Bombay
  • Bunch: A Bunch of Old Letters, J. Nehru (Asia, 1958)
  • CP: Constructive Programme: Its Meaning and Place: M. K. Gandhi; Navajivan Publishing House, Ahmedabad
  • EF: The Epic Fast: Pyarelal, Ahmedabad, 1932
  • ER: Ethical Religion: Mahatma Gandhi; S. Ganesan, Madras, 1930
  • EWE : Evil Wrought by the English Medium, R. K. Prabhu(1958)
  • FYM: From Yeravda Mandir: Ashram Observations: M. K. Gandhi; NavajivanPublishing House,
  • GCG: Gandhi's Correspondence with the Government,1924-44: Navajivan Publishing House
  • GIV : Gandhiin Indian Villages: Mahadev Desai; S. Ganesan, Madras1927
  • H: Harijan: (1933-1956) English Weekly Journal founded by Gandhi,
  • HS: Hind SWARAJ OR Indian  Home Rule: ; Navjivan Publishing House,Ahmedabad
  • MM: Mind of Mahatma Gandhi (Ed. Prabhu & Rao), 3rd Edn., 1968
  • MOG: The Message of the Gita, R. K. Prabhu (1959)
  • MGCG: Mahatma Gandhi: Correspondence with the Government (1959)
  • T: (Followed by Vol. No.) Mahatma (D.G. Tendulkar) Vols. 1-8; 2nd Edn.(1960), Publications Division
  • TIG: Truth is God, Ed. R. K. Prabhu(1955)
Japan :
  • The atom bomb brought an empty victory to the Allied arms but it resulted for the time being in destroying the soul of Japan. TIG-142
  • I am convinced that the capitalist, if he follows the Samurai of Japan, has nothing really to lose and everything to gain. T-2-380
  • Let no one run away with the idea that I wish to put in a defence of Japanese misdeeds in pursuance of Japan's unworthy ambition. TIG-14222
Jealousy :
  • Jealousy presupposes the possibility of rivalry. T-2-214
  • Bury jealousies underground or cremate them wherever you like. XXV-510
Journalism :
  • Journalism has become the art of "intelligent anticipation of events." T-7-209
  • The sole aim of journalism should be service. MM-479
  • Journalism should never be prostituted for selfish ends or for the sake of merely earning a livelihood or, worse still, for amassing money. XXVI-371
  • Journalism has a distinct place in familiarizing and expressing public opinion.XXVI-370
  • A journalist's peculiar function is to read the mind of the country and to give definite and fearless expression to that mind. XXVI-369
  • The newspaperman has become a walking plague. He spreads the contagion of lies and calumnies. T-2-238
  • Newspapers today have almost replaced the Bible, the Koran, the Gita and other religious scriptures. T-7-314
  • The press is called the Fourth Estate. It is definitely a power, but, to misuse that power is criminal. T-7-375
  • Newspapers should be read for the study of facts. They should not be allowed to kill the habit of independent thinking. T-7-116
  • In the East, as in the West, newspapers are fast becoming people's Bible, Koran, Zend-Avesta and Gita all rolled into one. T-7-209
  • Freedom of the press is a precious privilege that no country can forego. MM-480
  • An itch for new is a variety of dissipation, debilitating to the mind and spirit, unless it is properly curbed. T-7-135
  • The liberty of the press is a dear privilege, apart from the advisability or otherwise of civil disobedience. T-6-1
  • Newspapers have become more important to the average man than the scriptures. T-7-375
Joy :
  • A life of sacrifice is the pinnacle of art, and is full of true joy. MOG-21
Justice :
  • Justice should become cheap and expeditious. Today it is the luxury of the rich and the joy of the gambler.T-4-182
  • Justice will come when it is deserved by our being and felling strong. T-2-240
  • Justice does not help the ones who slumber but helps only those who are vigilant. XIV-177
  • The first condition of nonviolence is justice all round, in every department of life. T-5-278
  • It is open to a war-resister to judge between two combatants and wish success to the one who has justice on his side.T-5-197