Be the change that you wish to see in the world.
About this quote
- Attributed to
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Culture / tradition
- Indian
- Published in
- Whispering Sages: From Their Mouths To Your Ears
- Attribution status
- ! Commonly misattributed
Paraphrase; not found verbatim in Gandhi's writings.
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