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
Glory lies in the attempt to reach one's goal and not in reaching it.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True glory comes from striving towards your goals, not just achieving them.
This quote emphasizes that the value of our efforts lies in the pursuit of our goals rather than merely in attaining them. It suggests that the journey, with its challenges and growth, is what truly defines success and brings honor, rather than the final outcome.
Themes
GloryGoalSuccessAttemptJourney
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about pursuing dreams, this quote could inspire the audience to appreciate their efforts.
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
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
Winston ChurchillRead
Business is fun. Controlling your own destiny is fun. Creating an idea and turning it into a movie; finding an artist and guiding their career and bringing them to some type of status - there's joy in that.
Queen LatifahRead
It doesnβt matter how strong or capable you are; if you donβt have a big heart, you will not succeed.
Li Ka-ShingRead
If you are ambitious of climbing up to the difficult, and in a manner inaccessible, summit of the Temple of Fame, your surest way is to leave on one hand the narrow path of Poetry, and follow the narrower track of Knight-Errantry, which in a trice may raise you to an imperial throne.
Miguel De CervantesRead
Approach each customer with the idea of helping him or her solve a problem or achieve a goal, not of selling a product or service.
Brian TracyRead
None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps.
Thurgood MarshallRead