The seeker after truth should be humbler than the dust. The world crushes the dust under its feet, but the seeker after truth should so humble himself that even the dust could crush him. Only then, and not till then, will he have a glimpse of truth.
Weitere Zitate von Mahatma Gandhi
Zum Autor"Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth."
"Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education."
"What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea."
"I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following."
"If I were a dictator, religion and state would be separate. I swear by my religion. I will die for it. But it is my personal affair. The state has nothing to do with it. The state would look after your secular welfare, health, communications, foreign relations, currency and so on, but not your or my religion. That is everybody's personal concern!"
"A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act."