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Theoretical approaches have their place and are, I suppose, essential but a theory must be tempered with reality.

Jawaharlal Nehru

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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Beginning Books Religion Thinking Time World
Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself.
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Democracy End
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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Achievement Action Feeling Oneself Time
A language is something infinitely greater than grammar and philology. It is the poetic testament of the genius of a race and a culture, and the living embodiment of the thoughts and fancies that have moulded them.
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Genius Greatness Language Live Poetry
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
Citizenship consists in the service of the country.
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Citizenship Country Service
Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.
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Dream Peace Worth
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
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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Accident Born Education Identity Myself View
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
Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
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Peace People
Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.
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Mind Spirit Spiritual
Evil unchecked grows, evil tolerated poisons the whole system.
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Evil Growth Poison Tolerance
The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
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Attitude Enough Goodness
Unity must be of the mind and heart, a sense of belonging together and of facing together those who attack it.
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Face Heart Mindset Togetherness Unity
Most things, except agriculture, can wait.
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Agriculture Food Wait

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