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How does Deep Work connect to the bigger picture? Mahatma Gandhi understood these relationships deeply. This collection shows you how they integrated Deep Work into their broader philosophy, with each quote fully sourced. Use it to build coherent mental models rather than collecting isolated ideas. When you need Mahatma Gandhi's systematic thinking on Deep Work, start here.
"True beauty consists in purity of heart."
"I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet."
"Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment."
"A man of few words will rarely be thoughtless in his speech; he will measure every word."
"To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer."
"He who is always occupied with the thought of his work will eventually succeed."
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
"Truth is one, paths are many."
"Persistent questioning and healthy inquisitiveness are the first requisites for acquiring learning of any kind."
"A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes."
"Without labor, nothing prospers."
"Concentration is the secret of all success."
"My life is my message."
"The future depends on what you do today."
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
"The law of prayer is the law of work."
"Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness."
"If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide."
"Our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as in being able to remake ourselves."
"Full effort is full victory."
"Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men."
"Action expresses priorities."
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."
"A burning passion coupled with absolute detachment is the key to all success."
"The man who is afraid of mistakes will never make a thing."
"Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary."
"It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity."
"Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn."
"An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching."
"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."
"Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it."
"To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest."
"Hate the sin, love the sinner."
"Real education consists in drawing the best out of yourself."
"There is more to life than increasing its speed."
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