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
There is no road towards peace; peace is the road
Interpretation
Peace is not a distant goal but a continuous journey we undertake.
This quote by Mahatma Gandhi emphasizes that peace is not merely an endpoint to be achieved, but rather an ongoing process and journey that we actively engage in through our actions and choices. It suggests that the way we approach life and our interactions with others fundamentally shapes the peace we experience in our lives.
In practice
In a speech about community building.
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.
Love never claims, it ever gives. Love ever suffers, never resents never revenges itself.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
The real test of nonviolence lies in its being brought in contact with those who have contempt for it.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
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.
Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.
The God who existed before any religion counts on you to make the oneness of the human family known and celebrated.
War is a fundamental aspect of human existence. It's good to know what war entails and what the human sacrifice is.
The best philosophers were not academics, but had another job, so their philosophy was not corrupted by careerism.
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
In the 'era of colorblindness,' there's a nearly fanatical desire to cling to the myth that we, as a nation, have 'moved beyond' race.
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