For the first time i began to think, consciously and deliberately of religion and other worlds. The Hindu religion especially went up in my estimation; not the ritual or ceremonial part, but it’s great books, the “Upnishads,” and the “Bhagavad Gita.”
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUEvil unchecked grows, evil tolerated poisons the whole system.
More Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes
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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.
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A country is known by the way it treats its animals.
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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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Ignorance is always afraid of change.
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Every little thing counts in a crisis.
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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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Act with courage and dignity; stick to the ideals that give meaning to life.
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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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Most things, except agriculture, can wait.
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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.
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Please remember that law and sense are not always the same.
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Restraint does not mean weakness. It does not mean giving in.
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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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Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.
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