It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUCulture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit. It is never a narrowing of the mind or a restriction of the human spirit or the country’s spirit.
More Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes
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The future has to be lived before it can be written about.
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A man who is afraid will do anything.
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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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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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The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
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People avoid action. Often because they are afraid of the consequences, for action means risk and danger. Danger seems terrible from a distance; it is not so bad if you have a close look at it
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The art of a people is a true mirror of their minds.
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Ignorance is always afraid of change.
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Every little thing counts in a crisis.
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Those who boast are seldom the great.
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There is nothing more horrifying than stupidity in action.
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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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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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Logic and cold reason are poor weapons to fight fear and distrust. Only faith and generosity can overcome them.
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Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.
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