Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Raj Ghat and Vijay Ghat, the memorials of Mahatma Gandhi and India’s second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, respectively, to pay floral tributes to him.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 152nd birth anniversary, saying his life and thoughts will inspire every generation to follow the path of duty.
“I bow to respected Bapu on Gandhi Jayanti. His great principles are globally relevant and give strength to millions of people,” he said.
The Prime Minister visited Raj Ghat and Vijay Ghat, which are memorials to Mahatma Gandhi and the second Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri, respectively, to pay floral tributes to them. He paid tributes to Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 117th birth anniversary.
In a gentle way, you can brighten the world, said Mahatma Gandhi and also showed how Mahatma Gandhi, the principal architect of India’s independence movement, would have been 152 years old today. The non-violent movement under his leadership eventually led to India’s independence from British rule in 1947.
Popularly called Bapu, he has left us a vast treasure trove of teachings. Many of his words still hold true today. As the nation celebrates his 152nd birth anniversary, we take a look at some of his inspirational quotes.
Here are some inspirational and memorable quotes from the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is a quality of the strong.
The eye instead of the eye makes the whole world blind.
Man is just a product of his thoughts. He becomes what he thinks.
Nobody can hurt me without my permission.
Happiness is when there is harmony in what you think, what you say and what you do.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
If I believe that I can do it, I will surely acquire the ability to do it, even if I don’t have it in the beginning.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
You never know what results will come from your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results.
In a gentle way, you can shake the world.
To lose patience is to lose the war.
Non-violence is the weapon of the strong.
Freedom is not attainable if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
The simplest acts of kindness are far more powerful than a thousand heads bowed in prayer.
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; If a few drops of the ocean become dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
Always aim for perfect harmony of mind and word and deed. Always aim to purify your thoughts and everything will be fine.
There is no ‘peace’, only ‘peace’.
You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.