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For the first time i began to think, consciously and deliberately of religion and other worlds. The Hindu religion especially went up in my estimation; not the ritual or ceremonial part, but it’s great books, the “Upnishads,” and the “Bhagavad Gita.”

Jawaharlal Nehru

There is nothing more horrifying than stupidity in action.
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Action Scare Stupidity
Most of us seldom take the trouble to think. It is a troublesome and fatiguing process and often leads to uncomfortable conclusions.
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Comfortable Leadership Thinking Trouble
The art of a people is a true mirror of their minds.
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Art Mindset Mirror People True
In the name of religion many great and fine deeds have been performed. In the name of religion also, thousands and millions have been killed, and every possible crime has been committed.
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Commitment Crime Greatness Kill Performance Possible Religion
The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.
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Destruction Existence Philosophy
It is far better to know our own weaknesses and failures than to point out those of others.
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Failure Ourselves Weakness
Where freedom is menaced or justice threatened or where aggression takes place, we cannot be and shall not be neutral.
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Freedom Justice Place
Poverty anywhere is a danger to prosperity everywhere.
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Danger Poor Prosperity
Most things, except agriculture, can wait.
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Agriculture Food Wait
It is now clear that science is incapable of ordering life. A life is ordered by values.
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Life Science Value
Obviously, the highest type of efficiency is that which can utilize existing material to the best advantage.
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Efficient Existence Material
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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Attachment Greatness Importance Myself Power
A country is known by the way it treats its animals.
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Animal Country
Logic and cold reason are poor weapons to fight fear and distrust. Only faith and generosity can overcome them.
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Cold Faith Fear Fight Generosity Logic Reason Trust Weapon
For the first time i began to think, consciously and deliberately of religion and other worlds. The Hindu religion especially went up in my estimation; not the ritual or ceremonial part, but it’s great books, the “Upnishads,” and the “Bhagavad Gita.”
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Beginning Books Religion Thinking Time World
Culture 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.
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Mindset Restriction Spirit

For the first time i began to think, consciously and deliberately of religion and other worlds. The Hindu religion especially went up in my estimation; not the ritual or ceremonial part, but it’s great books, the “Upnishads,” and the “Bhagavad Gita.”

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For the first time i began to think, consciously and deliberately of religion and other worlds. The Hindu religion especially went up in my estimation; not the ritual or ceremonial part, but it’s great books, the “Upnishads,” and the “Bhagavad Gita.”

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