It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUDo not advise too much: do the job yourself. This is the only advice you can give to others. Do it and others will follow.
More Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes
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Success often comes to those who dare to act. It seldom goes to the timid who are ever afraid of the consequences.
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We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
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You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women.
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Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.
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The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer.
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Peace is not merely an absence of war. It is also a state of mind.
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A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
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Only a prisoner who has been confined for long behind high walk can appreciate the extraordinary psychological value of these outside walks and open views.
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The man who has gotten everything he wants is all in favor of peace and order.
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As fear is a close companion to falsehood, so truth follows fearlessness.
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There is nothing more horrifying than stupidity in action.
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History is almost always written by the victors and conquerors and gives their view. Or, at any rate, the victors’ version is given prominence and holds the field.
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The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who sits quietly.
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Citizenship consists in the service of the country.
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Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.
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Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.
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I do not attach much importance to America’s bombs. I attach importance to her great vitality and integrity. The strength of America is deeper and more significant than her financial power.
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No country or people who are slaves to dogma and dogmatic mentality can progress.
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The Ganga to me is the symbol of India’s memorable past which has been flowing into the present and continues to flow towards the ocean of the future.
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By education I am an Englishman, by views an internationalist, by culture a Muslim and a Hindu only by accident of birth.
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Obviously, the highest type of efficiency is that which can utilize existing material to the best advantage.
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The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.
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The boundaries of democracy have to be widened so as to include economic equality also. This is the great revolution through which we are all passing.
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Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
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Play the hand you’re dealt.
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The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.
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