Published 16:07 IST, October 2nd 2019

Gandhi Jayanti: Here are Bapu's most inspiring and powerful quotes

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a torchbearer of non-violent movement, harmony, and brotherhood and he is famously known as 'Bapu' or the 'Father of the Nation'

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 02, 1869, in Porbandar, India. He was a freedom fighter, an advocate and a civil rights activist. Gandhi was torchbearer of n-violent movement, harmony, and brorhood. He is famously kwn as 'Bapu' or 'Far of Nation'. His n-violent activism reached far beyond his homeland and Mahatma Gandhi became a global call for oppressed all over world to unite and stand up for freedom and one's right through peaceful protests. He passed away on January 30, 1948, but his ideologies still continue to inspire people all around world.

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Inspirational Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

As today world is celebrating Bapu's 150th birthday, here are a few of Gandhi's words that still inspire people to change for a better tomorrow.

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” 

“Be change that you want to see in world.”

“Change yourself – you are in control.”

“If I have belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire capacity to do it even if I may t have it at beginning.”

“I will t let anyone walk through my mind with ir dirty feet.”

“Earth provides eugh to satisfy every man’s needs, but t every man’s greed.”

“nviolence is a weapon of strong.”

“In a gentle way, you can shake world.”

“A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in ir mission can alter course of history.”

“Whenever you are confronted with an opponent, conquer him with love.”

“An eye for an eye will make whole world blind.”

“You must t lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of ocean are dirty, ocean does t become dirty.”

“ future depends on what you do today.”

“You may never kw what results come of your actions, but if you do thing, re will be results.”

“Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep.”

“I cant conceive of a greater loss than loss of one’s self-respect.”

“It’s easy to stand in crowd but it takes cour to stand alone.”

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15:02 IST, October 2nd 2019