Mahatma Gandhi híres idézetei
Mahatma Gandhi Idézetek az emberekről
Eredeti: Even as a tree has a single trunk but many branches and leaves, there is one religion — human religion — but any number of faiths.
Eredeti: It is the law of love that rules mankind. Had violence, i.e. hate, ruled us we should have become extinct long ago. And yet, the tragedy of it is that the so-called civilized men and nations conduct themselves as if the basis of society was violence.
„Az igazság emberének egyben a törődés emberének kell lennie.”
Egy önéletrajz
Eredeti: A man of truth must also be a man of care.
„Egy ember csak akkor, és csakis akkor ember, ha önuralmat gyakorol.”
Egy önéletrajz
Eredeti: Man is man because he capable of and only in so far as exercises self restraint.
„A hinduizmus nem minden ember, hanem minden élőlény testvériességén alapszik.”
Eredeti: Hinduism insists on the brotherhood of not only all mankind but of all that lives.
„Az emberek testi gyengesége ingerlékenységben testesül meg.”
Egy önéletrajz
Eredeti: Physical weakness in men manifests itself in irascibility.
Mahatma Gandhi Idézetek az igazságról
„A szeretet szolgáltatta igazság megadás, a törvény szolgáltatta igazság büntetés.”
Eredeti: Justice that love gives is a surrender; justice that law gives is a punishment
„Az igazság az egyetlen ami fennmarad, minden más eltűnik az idők végezete előtt.”
Eredeti: Truth alone will endure; all the rest will be swept away before the tide of time.
„Az igazság kemény, mint a kő és gyengéd, mint a liliom.”
Egy önéletrajz
Eredeti: Truth is hard as adamant and tender as a blossom.
Mahatma Gandhi: Aktuális idézetek
Eredeti: Hinduism is a living organism liable to growth and decay subject to the laws of Nature. One and indivisible at the root, it has grown into a vast tree with innumerable branches. The changes in the season affect it. It has its autumn and its summer, its winter and its spring. It is, and is not, based on scriptures. It does not derive its authority from one book. Non violence has found the highest expression and application in Hinduism.
Eredeti: Non-violence and cowardice are contradictory terms. Non-violence is the greatest virtue, cowardice the greatest vice. Non-violence springs from love, cowardice from hate. Non-violence always suffers, cowardice would always inflict suffering. Perfect non-violence is the highest bravery. Non-violent conduct is never demoralising, cowardice always is.
„Legyen meg mindannyiunkban a bátorság a mártírhalálhoz, de egyikünk se áhítsa a mártíromságot.”
Eredeti: Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.
Mahatma Gandhi idézetek
„Csak akkor beszélj, ha a csendnél értelmesebbet tudsz mondani.”
Eredeti: Speak only if it improves upon the silence.
„Az erkölcs mindennek az alapja, és minden erkölcsnek a lényege az igazság.”
Egy önéletrajz
Eredeti: Morality is the basis of things, and that truth is the substance of all morality.
Eredeti: A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.
„A szolgálat emberség nélkül, nem más mint önzés, és beképzeltség.”
Egy önéletrajz
Eredeti: Service without humility is selfishness and egotism.
„Ami kegyelmet remél az ellenféltől nem erőszakmentes.”
Eredeti: That which looks for mercy from an opponent is not non-violence
Egy önéletrajz
Eredeti: Supplication, worship, prayer are no superstition; they are acts more real than acts of eating, drinking etc. It will be no exaggeration to say that they are alone real all else is unreal.
Eredeti: To forgive is not to forget. (...) There is no merit in loving an enemy when you forget him for a friend.
Egy önéletrajz
Eredeti: So long as a man does not of his own free will put himself last among his fellow creatures, there is no salvation for him.
Eredeti: What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?
Eredeti: It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.
Eredeti: Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our very being.
„A remény örökkévaló - imádata soha nem hiábavaló.”
Eredeti: Hope is eternal — Its worship never goes in vain.
Eredeti: I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.
Eredeti: An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self sustained.
Eredeti: The truth is that God is the force. He is the essence of life. He is pure and undefiled consciousness. He is eternal.
Eredeti: Passive resistance is an all-sided sword; it can be used anyhow; it blesses him who uses it and him against whom it is used.
Eredeti: You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
„Önmagunk megtalálásának a legjobb módja, ha elveszünk mások szolgálatában.”
Eredeti: The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Eredeti: Use truth as your anvil, nonviolence as your hammer and anything that does not stand the test when it is brought to the anvil of truth and hammered with nonviolence, reject it.
Egy önéletrajz
Eredeti: You can wake a man only if he is really asleep, no effort that you may make will produce any effect upon him if he is merely pretending sleep.
„A szemet szemért elv csak oda vezet, hogy az egész világ megvakul.”
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Eredeti: An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind.
„A gyáva ember képtelen a szeretet kimutatására, az a bátrak kiváltsága.”
Eredeti: A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.
Eredeti: It is my firm opinion that Europe does not represent the spirit of God or Christianity but the spirit of Satan. And Satan's successes are the greatest when he appears with the name of God on his lips.
Eredeti: I do not believe in the doctrine of the greatest good of the greatest number. The only real, dignified, human doctrine is the greatest good of all.
Eredeti: I am a Hindu because it is Hinduism which makes the world worth living. I am a Hindu hence I Love not only human beings, but all living beings.
„A bizonyosság elfogadása hiba.”
Egy önéletrajz
Eredeti: It is wrong to accept certainties.
„Az önmegtagadás jót tesz a léleknek.”
Egy önéletrajz
Eredeti: Self denial is good for soul.
„Minden tettem növeli az emberiség iránti elidegeníthetetlen szeretetemet.”
Eredeti: All my actions have their rise in my inalienable love of mankind.
Eredeti: Religions are different roads converging to the same point. What does it matter that we take different road, so long as we reach the same goal?
Eredeti: Truth quenches untruth, love quenches anger, self-suffering quenches violence. This eternal rule is a rule not for saints only but for all
Eredeti: We must respect other religions, even as we respect our own. Mere tolerance thereof is not enough.
Eredeti: My whole soul rebels against the idea that Hinduism and Islam represent two antagonistic cultures and doctrines. To assent to such a doctrine is for me a denial of God.
Egy önéletrajz
Eredeti: It is not my purpose to attempt a real autobiography. I simply want to tell the story of my experiments with truth... as my life consists of nothing but those experiments.
„Mohamed mondásai a bölcsesség kincsei, de nemcsak a muszlimoknak, hanem az egész emberiségnek.”
Eredeti: The sayings of Muhammed are a treasure of wisdom not only for Muslims but for all of mankind.
„Az igazság szerzetese gyakran kénytelen a sötétben tapogatózni.”
Egy önéletrajz
Eredeti: A votary of truth is often obliged to grope in the dark.
„A legtöbb szempontból lehet bízni az emberek ígéreteiben, leszámítva a pénzügyi szempontokat.”
Egy önéletrajz
Eredeti: One could rely on people’s promises in most matters except in respect of money.
„Az üdvözülésed csak rajtad múlik, hogy mennyit vagy hajlandó szenvedni és feláldozni.”
Egy önéletrajz
Eredeti: Salvation of people depend upon themselves, upon their capacity for suffering and sacrifice.
