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.
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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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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The art of a people is a true mirror of their minds.
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Peace is not merely an absence of war. It is also a state of mind.
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Please remember that law and sense are not always the same.
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What we really are matters more than what other people think of us.
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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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A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
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Only a prisoner who has been confined for long behind high walk can appreciate the extraordinary psychological value of these outside walks and open views.
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There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear.
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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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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 purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
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A man who is afraid will do anything.
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Most things, except agriculture, can wait.
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Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.
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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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A country is known by the way it treats its animals.
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Act with courage and dignity; stick to the ideals that give meaning to life.
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It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.
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When the present is full of gloom, the past becomes haven of refuge that provides relief and inspiration.
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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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You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women.
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Let us be a little humble; let us think that the truth may not perhaps be entirely with us.
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Theoretical approaches have their place and are, I suppose, essential but a theory must be tempered with reality.
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Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.
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Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
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