Mahatma Gandhi Perfect Quotations

I did once seriously think of embracing the Christian faith. The gentle figure of Christ, so full of forgiveness that he taught his followers not to retaliate when abused or struck, but to turn the other cheek - I thought it was a beautiful example of the perfect man.

To find truth completely is to realize oneself and one's destiny, i.e. to become perfect.

A perfect Muslim is he from whose tongue and hands mankind is safe.

No perfect democracy is possible without perfect nonviolence at the back of it.

I have repeatedly stated that satyagraha never fails and that one perfect satyagrahi is enough to vindicate Truth.

Without real nonviolence, there would be perfect anarchy.

Perfect nonviolence is difficult. It admits to no weakness.

Man will ever remain imperfect, and it will always be his part to try to be perfect.

Salvation of the Gita is perfect peace.

A perfect mind comes from a perfect heart, not the heart known by a doctor's stethoscope but the heart which is the seat of God.

Indeed, one perfect resister is enough to win the battle of Right against Wrong.

Perfection is the exclusive attribute of God, and it is indescribable, untranslatable. I do believe that it is possible for human beings to become perfect, even as God is perfect. It is necessary for all of us to aspire after that perfection but when that blessed state is attained, it become indescribable, indefinable.

Non-violence and cowardice are contradictory terms. Non-violence is the greatest virtue, cowardice the greatest vice. Non-violence springs from love, cowardice from hate. Non-violence always suffers, cowardice would always inflict suffering. Perfect non-violence is the highest bravery. Non-violent conduct is never demoralising; cowardice always is.