“I do not want to live at the cost of the life even of a snake. I should let him bite me to death rather than kill him.”
Book:All Men Are Brothers
Quote by Mahatma Gandhi
Work
All Men Are Brothers
This book delves into the lives and relationships of individuals, highlighting the bonds that unite people across different backgrounds and circumstances. more
Author
Mahatma Gandhi
A leader of the Indian independence movement, lawyer, politician, and social activist, Mahatma Gandhi is revered as the 'Father of the Nation'. He advocated for non-violence and unity between Hindus and Muslims, leading the Indian struggle for independence and profoundly influencing history both in India and around the world. more
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“I do not regard killing or assassination or terrorism as good in any circumstances whatsoever.”
Source: Soul Force: Gandhi's Writings on Peace
“What is gained by violence must be lost before superior violence.”
Source: The Moral and Political Writings of Mahatma Gandhi: Non-Violent Resistance and Social Transformation
“Violence is a concession to human weakness, satyagraha is an obligation.”
Source: Collected Works
Source: Collected Works
Source: Collected Works
“Violence always thrived on counter violence.”
Source: Collected Works
“Our aim is not to do things by violence to opponents.”
Source: The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas
“Naked violence repels like the naked skeleton shorn of flesh, blood and the velvety skin.”
Source: Soul Force: Gandhi's Writings on Peace
“Violence is bound sooner or later to exhaust itself but peace cannot issue out of such exhaustion.”
Source: Collected Works