Mahatma Gandhi on Creativity Quotes

"Life is the greatest of all arts, and the one who has mastered it is the greatest artist."

"Art should be the handmaid of life, not its master."

"The creative power of the individual is the foundation of a free society."

"All true art is the expression of the soul."

"Purity of life is the highest and truest art."

"The spinning wheel is a creative poem of the masses."

"Art is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit."

"There is no beauty apart from truth; truth is the soul of all art."

"The art of non-violence is the highest form of creative expression."

"To me, the art of living is the greatest of all arts, requiring constant practice and discipline."

"All true art must be evidence of happiness, contentment and purity of its authors."

"There is no art that can be compared with the art of life."

"Truth is the first thing to be sought as the basis of all art."

"Man's happiness really lies in contentment. He who is discontented, however much he possesses, becomes a slave to his desires."

"True art should be an expression of the inner harmony of the artist."

"In art, as in life, truth must be the foundation of all beauty."

"True art is thus the expression of the soul and the realization of the Divine."

"The world has enough for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed."

"The spinning wheel is a symbol of creative labor and the dignity of the individual."

"I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides. I want the cultures of all lands to be blown about my house freely."

"The beauty of an object lies in the spirit with which it was created."

"An artist must be a man of truth before he can be a man of art."

"True art is that which helps us to see the face of God in everything."

"True creativity lies in the ability to produce something useful for the community."

"Creation is the soul's movement toward the light."

"The outward forms of art have no value for me unless they are the manifestations of the inner spirit."

"True art must help the soul to realize its inner self."

"Music is not just for the ears but for the heart and the soul."

"The art that does not help the soul to realize itself is no art at all."

"The spinning wheel is the most creative instrument for the upliftment of the poor."

"The art of non-violence is much more difficult than the art of war."

"A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers; it is their most creative tool."

"Music is the food of the soul, but it must be the music that appeals to the soul."