Play the hand you’re dealt.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUThere is nothing more horrifying than stupidity in action.
More Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes
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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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What we really are matters more than what other people think of us.
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Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.
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Those who boast are seldom the great.
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Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
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The ambition of the greatest men of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye. That may be beyond us, but so long as there are tears and suffering, so long our work will not be over.
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The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
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Peace is not merely an absence of war. It is also a state of mind.
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Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated.
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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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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
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Great causes and little men go ill together.
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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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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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Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
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