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.
Mahatma Gandhi: Idézetek az emberekről
Mahatma Gandhi volt indiai politikai, spirituális vezető. Fedezzen fel érdekes idézeteket a emberek.
Mahatma Gandhi:
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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.
„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.
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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 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: 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 legtöbb szempontból lehet bízni az emberek ígéreteiben, leszámítva a pénzügyi szempontokat.”
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Eredeti: One could rely on people’s promises in most matters except in respect of money.
„Az emberek önzetlen szolgálata bármilyen formában végül az egész országot segíti.”
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Eredeti: Disinterested service of people in any sphere ultimately helps the country.
„Egy ember csak akkor, és csakis akkor ember, ha önuralmat gyakorol.”
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Eredeti: Man is man because he capable of and only in so far as exercises self restraint.
Eredeti: It may be long before the law of love will be recognized in international affairs. The machineries of government stand between and hide the hearts of one people from those of another.
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Eredeti: Experience has taught me that silence is part of the spiritual discipline of a votary of truth. Proneness to exaggerate, to suppress or modify the truth, wittingly or unwittingly, is a natural weakness of man and silence is necessary in order to surmount it
„Az emberek testi gyengesége ingerlékenységben testesül meg.”
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Eredeti: Physical weakness in men manifests itself in irascibility.
„Az ember a gondolatai szüleménye. Amit gondol, azzá lesz.”
Eredeti: Man is the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.
Eredeti: Man's nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been known to yield to the influence of love. You must never despair of human nature.
„Egy bárány élete nem értéktelenebb egy emberénél.”
Egy önéletrajz
Eredeti: Life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being.
Eredeti: It is impossible for me to reconcile myself to the idea of conversion(…) . It is an error which is perhaps the greatest impediment to the world’s progress toward peace … Why should a Christian want to convert a Hindu to Christianity? Why should he not be satisfied if the Hindu is a good or godly man?
Eredeti: In the secret of my heart I am in perpetual quarrel with God that He should allow such things [as the war] to go on. My non-violence seems almost impotent. But the answer comes at the end of the daily quarrel that neither God nor non-violence is impotent. Impotence is in men. I must try on without losing faith even though I may break in the attempt.