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7:00 AM

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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

Henry David Thoreau, Walden, 1854

getdailyquote.com

Exact match, Gutenberg 205

What verified actually means

The most shared Gandhi quote in the world, next to what Gandhi actually published.

No source exists

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

Attributed to Mahatma Gandhi

Not found anywhere in his writings. The Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence states it cannot be traced, and sources disagree on who actually wrote it.

Sourced

We but mirror the world. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change.

Mohandas K. Gandhi, Indian Opinion, 1913

His actual published words, which say something meaningfully different. This is the version that would reach your phone.

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    Matched character for character

    The line must match the source exactly, and we record where it sits in the file. Close enough does not pass.

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    Cited, translator included

    Author, work and year. For translated works the translator is recorded too, because the English wording is theirs.

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