The sources indicate that the quotation “Live simply so that others may simply live” first appeared in print in a 1980 issue of The American Baptist Woman, where it was credited to Sister (Mother) Elizabeth Ann Seton – not to Mahatma Gandhi[1]. Although the quotation is widely circulated as a Gandhi saying on sites like Goodreads and Quotefancy, none of these sources show any trace of it in Gandhi’s verified writings or his Wikiquote page[3]. In addition, a permaculture life blog post remembers the quote as one they first encountered attributed to Gandhi; however, no original evidence is provided to back up that attribution[4].
In summary, while many modern sources attribute the saying to Gandhi, the earliest known printed reference actually credits Mother Seton, and no reliable documentation confirms that Gandhi ever said or wrote it[1].
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