Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.
力量不是來自體力，而是來自不屈不撓的意志。
Strength does not come from physical capacity, it comes from an indomitable will.
我認為領導力曾經意味著肌肉，但今天它意味著與人相處。
I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles, but today it means getting along with people.
一點也不晚。你只是還不知道自己有什麼能力。
It’s not too late at all. You just don’t yet know what you are capable of.
It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that’s important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there’ll be any fruit. But that doesn’t mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your actions. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.
你的行動表達了你的優先事項。
Your action expresses your priorities.
關於改變
為人類，我們最大的能力不是改變世界，而是改變自己。
Our greatest ability as humans is not to change the world, but to change ourselves.
成為你想要創造的改變。
Be the change you are trying to create.
如果你想改變世界，從你自己做起。
If you want to change the world, start with yourself.
It does not require money to live neat, clean, and dignified.
一年中有兩天我們什麼都做不了，昨天和明天。
There are two days in the year that we can not do anything, yesterday and tomorrow.
世界上有足夠的東西來滿足人的需要，但不能滿足人的貪婪。
There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s greed.
找到自己的最好方法是在為他人服務中迷失自己。
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
每天晚上，當我入睡時，我就會死去。第二天早上，當我醒來時，我重生了。
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.
以溫和的方式，你可以撼動世界。
In a gentle way, you can shake the world.
成為你希望在世界上看到的改變。
Be the change you wish to see in the world.
女人真正的裝飾是她的性格，她的純潔。
The real ornament of a woman is her character, her purity.
看麻雀；他們不知道下一刻他們會做什麼。讓我們真正地活在當下。
Look at the sparrows; they do not know what they will do in the next moment. Let us literally live from moment to moment.
人應該在入睡前忘記憤怒。
Man should forget his anger before he goes to sleep.
溫柔、自我犧牲和慷慨不是任何種族或宗教獨有的。
Gentleness, self-sacrifice, and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.
不要評判別人。做你自己的法官，你會真正快樂。如果你試圖評判別人，你很可能會燙傷你的手指。
Do not judge others. Be your own judge and you will be truly happy. If you try to judge others, you are likely to burn your fingers.
出於最深切的信念而說出的‘不’比僅僅為了取悅或更糟的是為了避免麻煩而說出的‘是’要好得多。
A ‘No’ uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.
我們所做的和我們能夠做的之間的差異足以解決世界上的大多數問題。
The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.
未經我的許可，任何人都不能傷害我。
Nobody can hurt me without my permission.
人之所以偉大，恰恰在於他為同胞的福利而工作的程度。
Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.
非暴力是強者的武器。
Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong.
我在這個世界上唯一接受的暴君就是內心靜止的聲音。
The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.
一個完全無辜的人為了他人的利益，包括他的敵人，犧牲了自己，成為了世界的贖金。這是一次完美的表演。
A man who was completely innocent offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.
常識是實現的分寸感。
Common sense is the realized sense of proportion.
模仿是最真誠的奉承。
Imitation is the sincerest flattery.
關於和平
即使他們所設想的物質滿足的天堂在地球上實現了，也不會給人類帶來滿足或和平。
Even if the paradise of material satisfaction, which they envisage as their final goal, were realized on earth, it would not bring mankind either contentment or peace.
如果我們想在這個世界上實現真正的和平，我們應該開始教育孩子。
If we want to reach real peace in this world, we should start educating children.
和平不是沒有衝突，而是有能力應對它。
Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it.
沒有‘通往和平的道路’，只有‘和平’。
There is no ‘way to peace’, there is only ‘peace’.
I do believe that, where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence. I would rather have India resort to arms in order to defend her honor than that she should, in a cowardly manner, become or remain a helpless witness to her own dishonor. But I believe that nonviolence is infinitely superior to violence, forgiveness is more manly than punishment.
