Gandhi’s philosophy is best expressed through his own words. The following quotations from Mahatma Gandhi can be applied to any culture at any given time :

talisman

"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test: Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen and ask yourself if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him. Will he gain anything by it? Will it restore him to a control over his own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to swaraj for the hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then you will find your doubts and your self melting away."

  Wealth without work

  Knowledge without character

  Commerce without morality

  Science without humanity

  Worship without sacrifice"

universalism
"I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all lands to be blow about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any."

love
"We can only win over the opponent by love, never hate. Hate is the subtlest form of violence. Hatred injures the hater, never the hated."

materialism
" Western nations are groaning today under the heel of the monster god materialism. Their moral growth has become stunted. They measure growth in dollars….American wealth has become a standard, rather than truth, kindness, generosity, love, sensitivity, and sharing the experiences of life freely and fully."

violence
"Violence is bred by inequality, nonviolence by equality."