Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUThe art of a people is a true mirror of their minds.
More Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes
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A language is something infinitely greater than grammar and philology. It is the poetic testament of the genius of a race and a culture, and the living embodiment of the thoughts and fancies that have moulded them.
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The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.
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A great disaster is a symbol to us to remember all the big things of life and forget the small things, of which we have thought too much.
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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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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 am the last Englishman to rule in India.
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As fear is a close companion to falsehood, so truth follows fearlessness.
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Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.
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The future belongs to science and those who make friends with science.
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The man who has gotten everything he wants is all in favor of peace and order.
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When you imitate the enemy’s tactics, you take on his liabilities.
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Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.
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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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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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Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
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Most things, except agriculture, can wait.
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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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Great causes and little men go ill together.
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We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure.
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No country or people who are slaves to dogma and dogmatic mentality can progress.
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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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There is nothing more horrifying than stupidity in action.
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Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
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Blood 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.
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Most of us seldom take the trouble to think. It is a troublesome and fatiguing process and often leads to uncomfortable conclusions.
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