Gandhi Didn’t Actually Ever Say, “Be the Change You Want to See in the World.” Here’s the Real Quote…

Fact Check

Chris Soschner
ILLUMINATION-Curated

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The internet is a great thing — still, after almost 30 years since CERN made the World Wide Web publicly available.

Yet, sometimes it is challenging to stumble over information that crushes long kept believes in the truth of certain quotes like

Be the change you want to see in the world

Not Mahatma Gandhi

My whole life, I firmly believed Mahatma Gandhi said that, and then I stumbled across Quote Investigator — and they crushed it.

Why is this quote great?

I liked the quote as a reminder to refocus on what I can change instead of pondering what I cannot change. What exactly?

  1. Don’t judge others. They won’t change, so thinking about why and how they are the way they are doesn’t serve a purpose.
  2. Instead of complaining about things…
  3. …it helps me think quickly about what I can do right now this moment to change things

Down to earth, get things done, and you will change in the direction where you want to be.

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Chris Soschner
ILLUMINATION-Curated

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