Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUBlood and tears are going to be our lot, whether we like them or not. Our blood and tears will flow; maybe the parched soil of India needs them so that the fine flower of freedom may grow again.
More Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes
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Please remember that law and sense are not always the same.
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Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.
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Act with courage and dignity; stick to the ideals that give meaning to life.
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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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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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I think that sacrifices of animals in the name of religion are barbarous and they degrade the name of religion.
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What we need is a generation of peace.
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You don’t change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall.
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As fear is a close companion to falsehood, so truth follows fearlessness.
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Citizenship consists in the service of the country.
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Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.
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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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Ignorance is always afraid of change.
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You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women.
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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.
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