"The only tyrant I accept in this..." - Quote by Mahatma Gandhi
The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.
More by Mahatma Gandhi
“A poet is one who can call forth the good latent in the human beast.”
“There is no "playing with truth" in the Charkha programme, for satyagraha is not predominantly civil disobedience but a quiet and irresistible pursuit of Truth.”
“... there are chords in every human heart. If we only knew how to strike the right chord, we would bring out the music.”
More on Conscience
“The color of the king doth come and go,Between his purpose and his conscience,Like heralds 'twixt two dreadful battles set:His passion is so ripe, it needs must break.”
“Those who experiment on animals should never be able to quiet their own conscience by telling themselves that these cruelties have a worthy aim.”
“Every gazette brings accounts of the untutored freaks of the wind,--shipwrecks and hurricanes which the mariner and planter acceptas special or general providences; but they touch our consciences, they remind us of our sins. Another deluge would disgrace mankind.”
More on Inner Voice
“Be quiet. Part of your responsibility is to honour the quiet inside yourself so you can hear the call.”
“The stars began to burn through the sheets of clouds, and there was a new voice which you slowly recognized as your own.”
“Most people are so distracted by their thoughts, so identified with the voices in their heads, they no longer feel the aliveness within them. To be unable to feel the life that animates the physical body, the very life that you are, is the greatest deprivation that can happen to you.”