The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who sits quietly.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUPeople 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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Every little thing counts in a crisis.
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Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.
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Most things, except agriculture, can wait.
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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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The future has to be lived before it can be written about.
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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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Every great revolution, whether it is right or not, we really know has any vital, urgent need to basis. It comes not just from itself.
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Obviously, the highest type of efficiency is that which can utilize existing material to the best advantage.
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Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.
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Those who boast are seldom the great.
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Please remember that law and sense are not always the same.
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India cannot sit on the fence anymore. It may have to make a choice. Either way it is going face problems.
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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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Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.
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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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