Quote by Mahatma Gandhi

But for my faith in God, I should have been a raving maniac.

But for my faith in God, I should have been a raving maniac.

Summary

This quote expresses the speaker's belief that their faith in God has saved them from losing their sanity. It suggests that their faith has provided them with a sense of comfort, stability, and guidance, preventing them from spiraling into a state of mental instability or intense emotional distress. Without the grounding and solace that their faith offers, the speaker implies that they would have likely succumbed to a state of madness.

Topics

Faith

By Mahatma Gandhi

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I love art dealers. In some ways, they're my favorite people

I love art dealers. In some ways, they're my favorite people in the art world. Really. I love that they put their money where their taste is, create their own aesthetic universes, support artists, employ people, and do all of this while letting us see art for free. Many are visionaries.

Art

Nonviolence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. I

Nonviolence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our being.

Nonviolence

Remember, anyone can juggle for a second.

Remember, anyone can juggle for a second.

John Alejandro King

Humor

Do not let yourself be tainted with a barren skepticism.

Do not let yourself be tainted with a barren skepticism.

Doubt

Some of the worst mistakes of my life have been haircuts.

Some of the worst mistakes of my life have been haircuts.

Life

All men wish to have truth on their side; but few to be on t

All men wish to have truth on their side; but few to be on the side of truth.

Richard Whately

Men Truth

Guilt starts as a feeling of failure.

Guilt starts as a feeling of failure.

Inspirational

All this class of pleasures inspires me with the same nausea

All this class of pleasures inspires me with the same nausea as I feel at the sight of rich plum-cake or sweetmeats; I prefer the driest bread of common life.

Theater

I'm not saying I look cool, but every single time I go onsta

I'm not saying I look cool, but every single time I go onstage, it is a fail if I don't feel like I'm going to pass out at least twice.

Cool

I tell myself that God gave my children many gifts--spirit,

I tell myself that God gave my children many gifts--spirit, beauty, intelligence, the capacity to make friends and to inspire respect. There was only one gift he held back -- length of life.

Gifts

I just wanted to be an ordinary parish priest.

I just wanted to be an ordinary parish priest.

Martin Scorsese

Evangelism

People think it's terribly sad to spend Christmas alone, but

People think it's terribly sad to spend Christmas alone, but it's no sadder, really, than spending any other day alone, is it?