Published on Nov 15, 2020
Gandhi Jayanti Wishes in English : Gandhi Jayanti is an event celebrated in India to mark the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. It is celebrated annually on 2 October, and it is one of the three national holidays of India.
The UN General Assembly announced on 15 June 2007 that it adopted a resolution which declared that 2 October will be celebrated as the International Day of Non-Violence.
1. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
2. A “no” uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ uttered merely to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.”
3. “An ounce of patience is worth more than a ton of preaching.”
4. “The only virtues I want to claim is truth and non-violence. I lay no claim to super human powers: I want none.”
5. “Without action, you aren’t going anywhere.”
6. “See the good in people and help them.”
7. “There is more to life than increasing its speed.”
8. “An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind.”
9. “Take care of this moment.”
10. “It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.”
11. “My life is my message.”
12. “I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.”
13. “We win justice quickest by rendering justice to the other party.”
14. “Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education.”
1. “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.”
2. “Imitation is the sincerest flattery.”
3. “Be the change that you want to see in the world.”
4. “Change yourself – you are in control.”
5. “A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks he becomes.”
6. “I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.”
7. “Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.”
8. “The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problem.”
• "You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
• "Your beliefs become your thoughts. Your thoughts become your words. Your words become your actions. Your actions become your habits. Your habits become your values. Your values become your destiny."
• "The Bhagavad-Gita calls on humanity to dedicate body, mind and soul to pure duty and not to become mental voluptuaries at the mercy of random desires and undisciplined impulses."
• "There is more to life than increasing its speed."
• "The only devils in this world are those running around in our own hearts, and that is where all our battles should be fought."
• "I find a solace in the Bhagavad-Gita that I miss even in the Sermon on the Mount. When disappointment stares me in the face and all alone I see not one ray of light, I go back to the Bhagavad-Gita. I find a verse here and a verse there , and I immediately begin to smile in the midst of overwhelming tragedies -- and my life has been full of external tragedies -- and if they have left no visible or indelible scar on me, I owe it all to the teaching of Bhagavad-Gita."
