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What we really are matters more than what other people think of us.

Jawaharlal Nehru

As fear is a close companion to falsehood, so truth follows fearlessness.
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Fear Friendship Past Truth
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
Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.
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Force Thinking
The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who sits quietly.
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Danger Person Quiet
I am the last Englishman to rule in India.
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Myself Rule
Evil unchecked grows, evil tolerated poisons the whole system.
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Evil Growth Poison Tolerance
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
Every little thing counts in a crisis.
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One Liner Worth
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
The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.
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Life Person Talk Virtue
The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.
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Greatness Policy Risk Wisdom
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
Only a prisoner who has been confined for long behind high walk can appreciate the extraordinary psychological value of these outside walks and open views.
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Extraordinary Prison Value View Walk
You don’t change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall.
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Change Face History Yourself
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.
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Dangerous Energy Harm Hate Life Limitation Mindset Ourselves Truth
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

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