Great causes and little men go ill together.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUOur chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.
More Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes
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There is nothing more horrifying than stupidity in action.
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Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.
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I am the last Englishman to rule in India.
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Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.
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Poverty anywhere is a danger to prosperity everywhere.
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We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure.
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It is far better to know our own weaknesses and failures than to point out those of others.
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Every little thing counts in a crisis.
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Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
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Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.
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Please remember that law and sense are not always the same.
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When the present is full of gloom, the past becomes haven of refuge that provides relief and inspiration.
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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 basic fact of today is the tremendous pace of change in human life.
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To be in good moral condition requires at least as much training as to be in good physical condition.
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The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.
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There is only one thing that remains to us, that cannot be taken away: to act with courage and dignity and to stick to the ideals that have given meaning to life.
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I think that sacrifices of animals in the name of religion are barbarous and they degrade the name of religion.
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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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That great lover of peace, a man of giant stature who moulded, as few other men have done, the destinies of his age.
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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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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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Ignorance is always afraid of change.
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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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When you imitate the enemy’s tactics, you take on his liabilities.
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What we really are matters more than what other people think of us.
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