black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself.

Jawaharlal Nehru

I have become a queer mixture of the East and the West, out of place everywhere, at home nowhere.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Home Identity Myself Place
People avoid action. Often because they are afraid of the consequences, for action means risk and danger. Danger seems terrible from a distance; it is not so bad if you have a close look at it
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Action Avoid Danger Distance People
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.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Commitment Crime Greatness Kill Performance Possible Religion
Citizenship consists in the service of the country.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Citizenship Country Service
Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Force Thinking
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.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

History Human Mindset Spirit Struggle
Every little thing counts in a crisis.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

One Liner Worth
Every great revolution, whether it is right or not, we really know has any vital, urgent need to basis. It comes not just from itself.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Greatness Need Revolution Right
It is dangerous and harmful to be guided in our life’s course by hatreds and aversions, for they are wasteful of energy and limit and twist the mind and prevent it from perceiving the truth.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Dangerous Energy Harm Hate Life Limitation Mindset Ourselves Truth
Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Action Direction End
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.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Act Courage Ideal Life Oneself
Most things, except agriculture, can wait.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Agriculture Food Wait
The future belongs to science and those who make friends with science.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Friendship Future Science
Do not advise too much: do the job yourself. This is the only advice you can give to others. Do it and others will follow.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Advice Generosity Job Yourself
Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Achievement Action Feeling Oneself Time
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.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

History Victory Writing
What we need is a generation of peace.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Need Peace
Socialism is not only a way of life, but a certain scientific approach to social and economic problems.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Life Problem Science
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.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Attachment Greatness Importance Myself Power
Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Action Myself Right Satisfaction
Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Democracy Freedom Understand Worst
The future has to be lived before it can be written about.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Future Live Writing
The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Destruction Existence Philosophy
Poverty anywhere is a danger to prosperity everywhere.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Danger Poor Prosperity
When you imitate the enemy’s tactics, you take on his liabilities.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Enemy Liability Yourself
The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Life Person Talk Virtue
A country is known by the way it treats its animals.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Animal Country

Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes