Success often comes to those who dare to act. It seldom goes to the timid who are ever afraid of the consequences.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUOnly a prisoner who has been confined for long behind high walk can appreciate the extraordinary psychological value of these outside walks and open views.
More Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes
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Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
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Poverty anywhere is a danger to prosperity everywhere.
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The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer.
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Theoretical approaches have their place and are, I suppose, essential but a theory must be tempered with reality.
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The man who has gotten everything he wants is all in favor of peace and order.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.
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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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You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women.
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Every little thing counts in a crisis.
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