To forgive is not to forget. The merit lies in loving in spite of the vivid knowledge that one that must be loved is not a friend. There is not merit in loving an enemy when you forget him for a friend.
Mahatma GandhiRead
I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Children can overcome negative legacies through their inherent purity.
This quote by Mahatma Gandhi suggests that despite the challenges posed by an adverse upbringing or negative traits passed down through generations, children possess an innate purity that empowers them to transcend these difficulties. The emphasis is on the soul's intrinsic goodness, which can prevail in the face of inherited struggles.
Themes
PurityInheritanceSoulChildrenOvercome
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about resilience, one might quote Gandhi to illustrate that inner strength can surpass negative backgrounds.
More from Mahatma Gandhi
All quotes βLove never claims, it ever gives. Love ever suffers, never resents never revenges itself.
Mahatma GandhiRead
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
Mahatma GandhiRead
The real test of nonviolence lies in its being brought in contact with those who have contempt for it.
Mahatma GandhiRead
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
Mahatma GandhiRead
The devotion of such titans of spirit as Lenin to an Ideal must bear fruit. The nobility of his selflessness will be an example through centuries to come, and his Ideal will reach perfection.
Mahatma GandhiRead
Similar quotes
I'm not putting any of this well. I am not and never have been an intellectual. I am not articulate, and the subjects that I am trying to describe and discuss are beyond my abilities. I am trying, however, the best I can, and will go back over this as carefully as possible when I am finished, and will make changes and corrections whenever I can see a way to make what I'm discussing clearer or more interesting without fabricating anything.
David Foster WallaceRead
It is unity that doth enchant me. By her power I am free though thrall, happy in sorrow, rich in poverty, and quick even in death.
Giordano BrunoRead
Talking much is a sign of vanity, for the one who is lavish with words is cheap in deeds.
Walter RaleighRead
One has to secrete a jelly in which to slip quotations down people's throats - and one always secretes too much jelly.
Virginia WoolfRead
I believe that reading and writing are the most nourishing forms of meditation anyone has so far found. By reading the writings of the most interesting minds in history, we meditate with our own minds and theirs as well. This to me is a miracle.
Kurt VonnegutRead
If you're not perfectly conscious of yourself, that self can be tyrannical; in relationship to others, anyone can become a tyrant. That's why no one can be a Superman. You have to go beyond yourself with a 'third eye' - self-awareness - because the one thing you cannot flee is yourself.
Gao XingjianRead