

“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need but not for every man's greed.”
Mahatma Gandhi: The Last Phase (recorded by Pyarelal Nayyar)
Attribution is plausible but not firmly sourced.
More from Mahatma Gandhi
“You may never know what results come of your actions. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Speech at a prayer meeting, New Delhi · 1947
verified“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.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Harijan · 1947
verified“There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supersedes all other courts.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Young India · 1921
verified“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Young India · 1931
verified“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”
Mahatma Gandhi
The Doctrine of the Sword, Young India · 1920
verified“Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men. The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Young India · 1925
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Helen Keller
The Simplest Way to be Happy · 1933
verified“The highest result of education is tolerance.”
Helen Keller
Optimism · 1903
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Tomorrow Is Now · 1963
verified“Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth.”
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My Day · 1944
verified“It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
Voice of America broadcast · 1951
verified“In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
You Learn by Living · 1960
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