A brass spoon releases a drop into rippling water in a small turquoise bowl against coral.

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Mahatma Gandhi

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Gandhi says the gap between what we do and what we could do is big enough to fix most of the world's problems. The problem isn't lack of ability but unused ability. It's a nudge to do more with what we already have.

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