Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUIn 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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Logic and cold reason are poor weapons to fight fear and distrust. Only faith and generosity can overcome them.
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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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Unity must be of the mind and heart, a sense of belonging together and of facing together those who attack it.
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Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated.
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The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.
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As fear is a close companion to falsehood, so truth follows fearlessness.
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Restraint does not mean weakness. It does not mean giving in.
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The light has gone out of our lives.Yet I am wrong, for the light that shone in this country was no ordinary light. and a thousand years later that light will still be seen in this country and the world will see it. For that light represented the living truth.
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The boundaries of democracy have to be widened so as to include economic equality also. This is the great revolution through which we are all passing.
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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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To be in good moral condition requires at least as much training as to be in good physical condition.
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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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The Ganga to me is the symbol of India’s memorable past which has been flowing into the present and continues to flow towards the ocean of the future.
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Ignorance is always afraid of change.
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Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.
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Socialism is not only a way of life, but a certain scientific approach to social and economic problems.
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Citizenship consists in the service of the country.
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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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We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
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The basic fact of today is the tremendous pace of change in human life.
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There is nothing more horrifying than stupidity in action.
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Evil unchecked grows, evil tolerated poisons the whole system.
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Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
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I have become a queer mixture of the East and the West, out of place everywhere, at home nowhere.
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The man who has gotten everything he wants is all in favor of peace and order.
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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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