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Biography - Mahatma Gandhi:

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Indian lawyer and political ethicist.
Born: 1869 - Died: 1948
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: India
India

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.



Translation

Translation

(German, French)



German
Stärke wächst nicht aus körperlicher Kraft – vielmehr aus unbeugsamen Willen.

French
La force ne vient pas des capacités physiques, mais d'une volonté invincible.




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Quotes for: strength


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Quotes about strength:


Consciousness of our powers augments them.





I dare to believe that inner joy has some secret power to win the favour of fortune.





On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach a point higher up today, or you will be training your powers so that you will be able to climb higher tomorrow.





...and nobody knows the extent of his strength until he has tried.





There are two ways of contesting, the one by the law, the other by force; the first method is proper to men, the second to beasts.





Love you will find only where you may show yourself weak without provoking strength.











Quotes for: will


Quotes

Quotes about will:


Pessimism comes from the temperament, optimism from the will.





A great part of progress consists in the desire to make progress.





Our bodies are our gardens, to which our wills are gardeners.





As soon as questions of will or decision or reason or choice of action arise, human science is at a loss.





We have more strength than will; and it is often merely for an excuse we say things are impossible.





The will of man is his happiness.











Quotes

Mahatma Gandhi also said...


There is more to life than increasing its speed.





Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.





Where there is love there is life.





My life is my message.





The golden rule of conduct is mutual toleration, seeing that we will never all think alike and we shall always see Truth in fragment and from different points of vision.





Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.












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