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
All big things are made up of trifles. My entire life has been built on trifles.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Great accomplishments are composed of small, seemingly insignificant details.
This quote by Mahatma Gandhi emphasizes the importance of small actions and details in achieving larger goals. It reflects the idea that significant achievements are often the result of a series of small, consistent efforts rather than one grand endeavor, highlighting the value of patience and diligence in life.
Themes
AccomplishmentSmall ActionsDetailsLifeEffort
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used to motivate students to focus on their daily studies and assignments to achieve academic success.
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
The real fight is about what should be in the marketplace and what should not. Should education be a marketable commodity? Should healthcare?
Susan GeorgeRead
Each of us is as intimately attached to the soil of this beautiful country as are the famous jacaranda trees of Pretoria and the mimosa trees of the bushveld - a rainbow nation at peace with itself and the world.
Nelson MandelaRead
So as through a glass and darkly_x000D_ The age long strife I see_x000D_ Where I fought in many guises,_x000D_ Many names - but always me.
George S. PattonRead
I will come out with my interpretation. If I'm wrong, fine. It will become part of the debris of history, part of the give and take.
Oliver StoneRead
Drunkenness does not create vice; it merely brings it into view.
Seneca The YoungerRead
Awake, my St. John! leave all meaner things To low ambition and the pride of kings. Let us (since life can little more supply Than just to look about us, and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this scene of man; A mighty maze! but not without a plan.
Alexander PopeRead