What does it mean?
If you want the world to be different, start by changing your own behaviour. Gandhi wrote something similar, but this short version is a later summary.
Who said it?
Mahatma Gandhi: Indian independence leader (1869–1948).
These exact words are widely credited to Mahatma Gandhi, but they don’t appear in their known work. They may be a later paraphrase or a misattribution.
More quotes by Mahatma Gandhi
All 4- “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”– Often attributed to Mahatma Gandhi
- “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”– Mahatma Gandhi
- “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”– Often attributed to Mahatma Gandhi