Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Called Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948),

Indian nationalist leader, who established his country's freedom through nonviolent revolution.

Ahimsa is not merely a negative state of harmlessness, but it is a positive state of love, of doing good even to evildoer.

Do not undertake anything beyond your capacity and at the same time do not harbor the wish to do less than you can. One who takes up tasks beyond his power is proud and attached. On the other hand, one who does less that he can is a thief.

The seven social sins... Politics without principles, wealth without work, commerce without morality, pleasure without conscience, education without character, science without humanity and worship without sacrifice.
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory.
Hate the sin not the sinner