Mahatma Gandhi on Discipline Quotes

"Every minute of a man's time is a sacred trust."

"I suggest that we are thieves in a way. If I take anything that I do not need for my own immediate use, and keep it, I thieve it from somebody else."

"Means are, after all, everything. As the means so the end."

"Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed."

"A man of few words will rarely be thoughtless in his speech; he will measure every word."

"A disciplined mind is the master of time."

"It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver."

"To be late is to be rude to those who are on time."

"Action expresses priorities."

"Our civilization, our culture, our Swaraj depend not upon multiplying our wants—self-indulgence—but upon restricting our wants—self-denial."

"The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted."

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

"Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building a sound education."

"Real wealth does not consist in jewelry and money, but in providing for our basic needs through our own labor."

"The law of prayer is the law of work."

"You may not lose a minute."

"To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest."

"The hard road of self-restraint is the only road to freedom."

"Every person has a right to have his needs satisfied and no more."

"There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent."

"Every home is a university and the parents are the teachers."

"Without labor, nothing prospers."

"Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it."

"Be the change that you wish to see in the world."

"The soul of reform is the reform of the soul."

"A burning passion coupled with absolute detachment is the key to all success."

"Waste of time is a sin against humanity."

"He who is unable to control his own mind will never be able to control the minds of others."

"Man should rest content with what are his real needs and become self-sufficient."

"An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching."

"A man of character will make himself worthy of any position he is given."

"Punctuality is the first step towards success in any walk of life."

"Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep."