International Day Of Non-Violence: Inspirational Quotes By Mahatma Gandhi

Indian civil rights leader Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary, which falls Oct. 2, is celebrated as the International Day of Non-Violence.

The global icon gave the world the philosophy of non-violence and believed people can achieve freedom only via this path. International Day of Non-Violence was established to "disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness."

On this occasion, here are a few inspirational quotes by the leader of the Indian independence movement, courtesy Times Now News and Fearless Motivation –

• "Non-violence is the greatest and most active force in the world. One cannot be passively non-violent... One person who can express ahimsa in life exercises a force superior to all the forces of brutality."
• "Peace is its own reward."
• "Non-violence is the summit of bravery."
• "An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind."
• "The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating."
• "A weak man is just by accident. A strong, but non-violent man is unjust by accident."
• "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."
• "The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems."
• "If intellect plays a large part in the field of violence, I hold that it plays a larger part in the field of non-violence."
• "I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent."
• "My faith, in the saying, that what is gained by the sword will also be lost by the sword, is imperishable."
• "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."