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Evil unchecked grows, evil tolerated poisons the whole system.

Jawaharlal Nehru

A great disaster is a symbol to us to remember all the big things of life and forget the small things, of which we have thought too much.
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Forget Greatness Life Remember Thinking
The art of a people is a true mirror of their minds.
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Art Mindset Mirror People True
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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Action Leadership Men Reason Thinking
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
I am getting old and the sign of old age is that I begin to philosophize and ponder over problems which should not be my concern at all.
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Beginning Myself Old Problem
A man who is afraid will do anything.
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Afraid Man One Liner Reaction
Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.
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Action Mistake Ourselves Talk
History is the record of human progress, a record of the struggle of the advancement of the human mind, of the human spirit, towards some known or unknown objective.
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History Human Mindset Spirit Struggle
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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Adventure End Eyes Inspirational Life Seek Wonderful World
There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear.
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Bad Dangerous Fear Life
When the present is full of gloom, the past becomes haven of refuge that provides relief and inspiration.
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Inspirational Past Present
You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women.
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Nation Woman Yourself
What we really are matters more than what other people think of us.
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Be Yourself Opinion People Thinking
Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
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Action Direction End
I am the last Englishman to rule in India.
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Myself Rule
Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.
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Democracy Freedom Understand Worst
No country or people who are slaves to dogma and dogmatic mentality can progress.
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Country Fear Mental People Slave
Blood and tears are going to be our lot, whether we like them or not. Our blood and tears will flow; maybe the parched soil of India needs them so that the fine flower of freedom may grow again.
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Flower Freedom Growth Need Ourselves Tears
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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Freedom Game Hands Life Play Willing Yourself
Evil unchecked grows, evil tolerated poisons the whole system.
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Evil Growth Poison Tolerance
Ignorance is always afraid of change.
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Afraid Change Ignorance One Liner
The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer.
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Economy Force Poor Rich
Most things, except agriculture, can wait.
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Agriculture Food Wait
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
The ambition of the greatest men of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye. That may be beyond us, but so long as there are tears and suffering, so long our work will not be over.
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Ambition Beyond Eyes Greatness Man Suffering Tears
Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.
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Greatness Loyalty Recognition
Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated.
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Death Defeat Preparation

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