“Hindus should never be angry against the Muslims even if the latter might make up their minds to undo even their existence.”
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Probable attribution
This saying is widely associated with Mahatma Gandhi, but the attribution is not supported by a reliable primary source.
Likely origin: Post-prayer speech at Birla Mandir, New Delhi (6 April 1947); quoted in A. Lavakare, Rediff (16 April 2002)
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The real test of a principle is whether it survives genuine hostility. Refusing to hand your heart over to anger — even when the other side wishes you gone — keeps you from becoming what you oppose. The restraint is aimed inward, at your own reaction, not at excusing the wrong.
When to use it
- Keeping a civil tone with a coworker you know is quietly trying to get you fired.
- A person who will not repay a hostile neighbor's insults with insults of their own.
- Two feuding groups in a town choosing not to answer each provocation with revenge.