"My dictionary has no such expression as..." - Quote by Mahatma Gandhi
My dictionary has no such expression as a violent fight.
More by Mahatma Gandhi
More on Nonviolence
“There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile to continue talking about peace and non-violence against a government whose only reply is savage attacks on an unarmed and defenceless people.”
“The end of nonviolent 'war' is always an agreement, never dictation, much less humiliation of the opponent.”
“Ahimsa is a science. The word 'failure' has no place in the vocabulary of science.”
More on Language
“A word too much always defeats its purpose.”
“Find something you like, go into a room, close the door and read it aloud. Read it aloud. Everybody in the world who likes dance can see dance, or hear music, or see art, or admire architecture - but everybody in the world uses words who is not a recluse or mute. But the writer has to take these most common things, more common than musical notes or dance positions, a writer has to take some adverbs, and verbs and nouns and ball them up together and make them bounce.”
“We cannot even reproduce our thoughts entirely in words.”