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The Test Of Friendship Is Assistance In Adversity, And That Too, Unconditional Assistance, Co-operation Which Needs Consideration Is As A Commercial Contract And Not Friendship. Conditional Co-operation Is Like Adulterated Cement Which Does Not Bind.

-Mahatma Gandhi

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The Test Of Friendship

Mahatma Gandhi

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The Test Of Friendship Is Assistance In Adversity, And That Too, Unconditional Assistance, Co-operation Which Needs Consideration Is As A Commercial Contract And Not Friendship. Conditional Co-operation Is Like Adulterated Cement Which Does Not Bind.

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There Are Two Days In The Year That We Can Not Do Anything, Yesterday And Tomorrow

It Is Easy Enough To Be Friendly To One's Friends. But To Befriend The One Who Regards Himself As Your Enemy Is The Quintessence Of True Religion. The Other Is Mere Business.

Love In The Sense Of Ahimsa Has Only A Limited Number Of Votaries In The World.

Life Is An Aspiration. Its Mission Is To Strive After Perfection, Which Is Self-realization. The Ideal Must Not Be Lowered Because Of Our Weaknesses Or Imperfections.

Keep Your Values Positive, Because Your Values Become Your Destiny.

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The Seeker After Truth Should Be Humbler Than The Dust.

When Freedom Is In Jeopardy, Non-co-operation May Be A Duty And Prison May Be A Palace.

Jesus Is Ideal And Wonderful, But You Christians - You Are Not Like Him.

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Liberty And Democracy Become Unholy When Their Hands Are Dyed Red With Innocent Blood.

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Faith Alone Is The Sun Of Life.

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As Long As You Are Trying Your Very Best, There Can Be No Question Of Failure.

Faith Becomes Lame, When It Ventures Into Matters Pertaining To Reason!

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My Work Will Be Finished If I Succeed In Carrying Conviction To The Human Family That Every Man Or Woman, However Weak In Body, Is The Guardian Of His Or Her Self-respect And Liberty.

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Let Everyone Try And Find That As A Result Of Daily Prayer He Adds Something New To His Life, Something With Which Nothing Can Be Compared.

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