Mahatma Gandhi
Indian · 1869–1948
Indian lawyer and anti-colonial nationalist who led India to independence through nonviolent civil disobedience, inspiring movements for freedom worldwide.
Wikipedia ↗“If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him.”
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Indian Opinion ↗ (1913)
Often misquoted as "Be the change you wish to see in the world." The actual passage is from an article about snakebites.
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
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All Men Are Brothers ↗ (1960)
“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”
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