black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Citizenship consists in the service of the country.

Jawaharlal Nehru

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.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Ambition Beyond Eyes Greatness Man Suffering Tears
Logic and cold reason are poor weapons to fight fear and distrust. Only faith and generosity can overcome them.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Cold Faith Fear Fight Generosity Logic Reason Trust Weapon
The future has to be lived before it can be written about.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Future Live Writing
By education I am an Englishman, by views an internationalist, by culture a Muslim and a Hindu only by accident of birth.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Accident Born Education Identity Myself View
Most of us seldom take the trouble to think. It is a troublesome and fatiguing process and often leads to uncomfortable conclusions.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Comfortable Leadership Thinking Trouble
Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Action Mistake Ourselves Talk
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.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Dangerous Energy Harm Hate Life Limitation Mindset Ourselves Truth
Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Dream Peace Worth
Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Achievement Action Feeling Oneself Time
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.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Act Courage Ideal Life Oneself
No country or people who are slaves to dogma and dogmatic mentality can progress.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Country Fear Mental People Slave
Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Death Defeat Preparation
A tyrst with destiny – A the stroke of midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awaken to life and Freedom.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Change Destiny Freedom Life World
Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Action Direction End
Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Greatness Loyalty Recognition
Those who boast are seldom the great.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Attitude Greatness One Liner

Citizenship consists in the service of the country.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Citizenship consists in the service of the country.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes