Short List of Quotes by Gandhi:
“To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.” - Gandhi
- In my opinion I believe that this means if you say something and you preach it, then it is your duty to follow through with it. If you preach something upon others and you don't follow through with it yourself, you are being "dishonest" to others and to yourself. Do not act upon what you heard or what you think is right act upon what you believe in and what you preach unto others.
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -Gandhi
- One of Gandhi's most famous inspirational quotes. I believe that through this quote Gandhi is trying to say that, you must be active. You can't be all talk but no action. If you want to see a change in our world then you must make that change yourself. Do not wait for the rest of our people to make the change. Take a stand and change the world.
"An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching." -Gandhi
- Will you practice the things that you preach? I believe that this quote is trying to say that you must practice and actually take action to the things that you want people to do. You preach to the world, become a bet err place, have no hate. But will you, yourself have no hate? Will you try your hardest through your actions to make earth a better place?
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." - Gandhi
- Through this I believe gandhi is trying to teach us that helping others could really help you in the journey of finding yourself. If you want to fin yourself then try to service others instead of servicing yourself. Try to see how you really are in the presence of others who are in need of your assistance.
"It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honored by the humiliation of their fellow beings." - Gandhi
- While reading this quote, it reminded me of what I see everyday. Some people seem so happy and so proud when they see their fellow friends and family even, make fools of themselves. Now I will not be dishonest I too feel that way sometimes but I can see where gandhi is coming from. How can you feel proud or honored by the unfortunate events of other people?
"In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart." -Gandhi
-In my opinion I believe that this quote means that when you pray it is better to pray from the heart that to pray but pray out of want and need.
"Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment full effort is full victory." -Gandhi
-I believe that this quote means that you will truly be satisfied when you put in full effort. If you cheat and you attain your goal you no matter what, will never be truly satisfied. You did not put in all your effort to attain something. But if you did indeed put in your blood, sweat and tears into something then it is worth it.
- In my opinion I believe that this means if you say something and you preach it, then it is your duty to follow through with it. If you preach something upon others and you don't follow through with it yourself, you are being "dishonest" to others and to yourself. Do not act upon what you heard or what you think is right act upon what you believe in and what you preach unto others.
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -Gandhi
- One of Gandhi's most famous inspirational quotes. I believe that through this quote Gandhi is trying to say that, you must be active. You can't be all talk but no action. If you want to see a change in our world then you must make that change yourself. Do not wait for the rest of our people to make the change. Take a stand and change the world.
"An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching." -Gandhi
- Will you practice the things that you preach? I believe that this quote is trying to say that you must practice and actually take action to the things that you want people to do. You preach to the world, become a bet err place, have no hate. But will you, yourself have no hate? Will you try your hardest through your actions to make earth a better place?
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." - Gandhi
- Through this I believe gandhi is trying to teach us that helping others could really help you in the journey of finding yourself. If you want to fin yourself then try to service others instead of servicing yourself. Try to see how you really are in the presence of others who are in need of your assistance.
"It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honored by the humiliation of their fellow beings." - Gandhi
- While reading this quote, it reminded me of what I see everyday. Some people seem so happy and so proud when they see their fellow friends and family even, make fools of themselves. Now I will not be dishonest I too feel that way sometimes but I can see where gandhi is coming from. How can you feel proud or honored by the unfortunate events of other people?
"In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart." -Gandhi
-In my opinion I believe that this quote means that when you pray it is better to pray from the heart that to pray but pray out of want and need.
"Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment full effort is full victory." -Gandhi
-I believe that this quote means that you will truly be satisfied when you put in full effort. If you cheat and you attain your goal you no matter what, will never be truly satisfied. You did not put in all your effort to attain something. But if you did indeed put in your blood, sweat and tears into something then it is worth it.