Mahatma Gandhi: Quotes & Facts

This book is an anthology of 225 quotes from Mahatma Gandhi and 51 selected by Blago Kirov facts about Mahatma Gandhi. Leo Tolstoy's last letter was to Mahatma Gandhi. "Oh God" are widely believed to be Gandhi's last words after he was shot. Mahatma Gandhi was imprisoned by the British 4 times as a political prisoner. After Gandhi's death India went into mourning for 13 days. Mahatma Gandhi saw himself a disciple of Leo Tolstoy, for they agreed regarding opposition to state authority and colonialism; both hated violence and preached non-resistance. Mahatma Gandhi called his autobiography The Story of My Experiments with Truth. Mahatma Gandhi was a strict vegetarian. “My Life is My Message.” “The Path is the Goal.” “I must follow my people, for I am their leader.” “Whenever you are confronted with an opponent conquer him with love.” “There are Seven Deadly Social Sins: politics without principle; wealth without work; commerce without morality; pleasure without conscience; education without character; science without humility; worship without sacrifice.” “You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.” “You yourself as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve love and affection.” “A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.” “An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.”