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The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.

Jawaharlal Nehru

Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
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Absence Mindset Nation Peace Relationship Soul War
The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.
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Life Person Talk Virtue
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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Act Courage Ideal Life Oneself
Every little thing counts in a crisis.
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One Liner Worth
Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.
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Dream Peace Worth
What we really are matters more than what other people think of us.
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Be Yourself Opinion People Thinking
Do not advise too much: do the job yourself. This is the only advice you can give to others. Do it and others will follow.
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Advice Generosity Job Yourself
I do not attach much importance to America’s bombs. I attach importance to her great vitality and integrity. The strength of America is deeper and more significant than her financial power.
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Attachment Greatness Importance Myself Power
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure.
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Adventure Live Wonderful World
To be in good moral condition requires at least as much training as to be in good physical condition.
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Goodness Hero Inspirational Training
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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Choice Face Problem
A man who is afraid will do anything.
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Afraid Man One Liner Reaction
Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
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Peace People
In the name of religion many great and fine deeds have been performed. In the name of religion also, thousands and millions have been killed, and every possible crime has been committed.
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Commitment Crime Greatness Kill Performance Possible Religion
Poverty anywhere is a danger to prosperity everywhere.
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Danger Poor Prosperity
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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Comfortable Leadership Thinking Trouble
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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Ambition Beyond Eyes Greatness Man Suffering Tears
Most things, except agriculture, can wait.
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Agriculture Food Wait
The future belongs to science and those who make friends with science.
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Friendship Future Science
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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Flower Freedom Growth Need Ourselves Tears
Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.
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Mind Spirit Spiritual
It is now clear that science is incapable of ordering life. A life is ordered by values.
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Life Science Value
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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History Human Mindset Spirit Struggle
Peace is not merely an absence of war. It is also a state of mind.
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Absence Mindset Peace War
Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.
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Democracy Freedom Understand Worst
Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.
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Action Mistake Ourselves Talk
Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.
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Greatness Loyalty Recognition

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