Gandhi

“	Christ gave us the goals and Mahatma Gandhi the tactics.	”
	— Martin Luther King Jr, 1955

Often I find myself Googling 'Gandhi Quotes'...there are so many I love that I return to again and again. I read a book about him in highschool and remember some parts clearly, but in the end, its the quotes I come back to. These are some of the best snippets of truth I've ever come across. My favorites are bolded. Enjoy!

• A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.
  
  
• As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world -- that is the myth of the atomic age -- as in being able to remake ourselves.
  
  
• Be the change you want to see in the world.
  
  
• First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
  
  
• God is conscience. He is even the atheism of the atheist.
  
  
• Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.
  
  
• If by strength is meant moral power, then woman is immeasurably man's superior.
  
  
• Nobody can hurt me without my permission.
  
  
• There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.

• Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
  
  
• Whenever you are confronted with an opponent, conquer him with love.
  
  
• A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
  
  
• A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.
  
  
• A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.
  
  
• Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation.
  
  
• Anger and intolerance are the twin enemies of correct understanding.
  
  
• You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.
  
  
• Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart.

• Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
  
  
• The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
  
  
• An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.
  
  
• Hate the sin, love the sinner.
  
  
• I want freedom for the full expression of my personality.
  
  
• Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.
  
  
• Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
  
  
• Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
  
  
• Permanent good can never be the outcome of untruth and violence.

..and after typing them (copy/pasting) them all here I realize the ones that I've bolded have served me more during my time as a mother than any other time in my life. I am constantly working to put 'heart' first and 'mind' second when it comes to being a parent. Although there is a time and place for both. I think I have just neglected the 'heart' perspective for so very long that once faced with a child all your own, I had to learn to let go and just love with my heart and let my mind rest.