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
The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Seeking the truth should be done with nonviolence and respect for others.
This quote by Mahatma Gandhi emphasizes the principle that when seeking truth or advocating for justice, one must not resort to violence against others. It underlines the importance of approaching conflicts or disagreements with peace and mutual respect, reflecting Gandhi's commitment to nonviolent resistance as a means to achieve social and political change.
Themes
TruthNonviolenceRespectJusticePeace
In practice
Example use cases
A speaker at a peace rally could use this quote to encourage peaceful dialogue.
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
If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.
Charles DickensRead
Basically we could not have peace, or an atmosphere in which peace could grow, unless we recognized the rights of individual human beings... their importance, their dignity... and agreed that was the basic thing that had to be accepted throughout the world.
Eleanor RooseveltRead
Man is man because he is free to operate within the framework of his destiny. He is free to deliberate, to make decisions, and to choose between alternatives.
Martin Luther King, Jr.Read
He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.
Thomas FullerRead
In Kabul, hot running water had been like fathers, a rare commodity.
Khaled HosseiniRead
You can only hear clearly when you sit quietly, when you give your attention. Nor can you have order if you are not free to watch, if you are not free to listen, if you are not free to be considerate. This problem of freedom and order is one of the most difficult and urgent problems in life. It is a very complex problem. It needs to be thought over much more than mathematics, geography, or history.
Jiddu KrishnamurtiRead