This is the third International Day of Non-Violence (as designated by the United Nations in 2007), also celebrated as the national holiday Gandhi Jayanti in India, marking the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi—140 years ago on this day.

Here are a few (mostly well-known) quotables by that great little man…

When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it—always.

I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include
the freedom to make mistakes.

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

It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

You must be the change you want to see in the world.

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.