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Here are 25 famous quotes by Mahatma Gandhi that continue to inspire people around the world.

1. “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
2. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
3. “An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”
4. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
5. “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”
6. “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
7. “The future depends on what you do today.”
8. “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.”
9. “Where there is love there is life.”
10. “You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.”
11. “Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”
12. “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
13. “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.”
14. “A nation’s greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.”
15. “The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.”
16. “Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul.”
17. “Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind.”
18. “Truth never damages a cause that is just.”
19. “There is no path to peace; peace is the path.” (This quote is often attributed to Gandhi, though its exact origin is debated.)
20. “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” (Widely attributed to Gandhi, but there is no reliable evidence he said these exact words.)
21. “The golden rule of conduct is mutual tolerance, seeing that we will never all think alike.”
22. “It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.”
23. “The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.”
24. “Action expresses priorities.”
25. “My life is my message.”

Note on Authenticity

Several sayings are popularly credited to Gandhi but cannot be reliably traced to his writings or speeches. Quotes #19 and #20 above are among the most frequently misattributed or paraphrased. If you’re publishing these, it’s a good practice to verify quotations against authoritative collections such as The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi or scholarly sources.