“Truth is one, paths are many.”
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Appears only on quote aggregators (Goodreads, AZQuotes, QuoteFancy) with no verifiable primary. Consistent with Gandhi's pluralism but the phrasing traces to Vedic tradition, not a documented Gandhi text.
Likely origin: Widely credited to Gandhi with no primary source; echoes the Rig Veda 'Ekam sat vipra bahudha vadanti' (truth is one, the wise call it by many names).
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Different roads can climb the same mountain. Reading rival philosophies or faiths this way turns a contest into a comparison: instead of asking which one wins, you ask what each is reaching for, and often find the destination is shared even when the maps differ.
When to use it
- A hospital where a surgeon, a physiotherapist, and a nutritionist all aim at one patient's recovery.
- Two coaches with opposite training styles who both build disciplined, confident athletes.
- Siblings who show love in totally different ways yet clearly want the same parent to feel cared for.