Logic and cold reason are poor weapons to fight fear and distrust. Only faith and generosity can overcome them.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUThere 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.
More Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes
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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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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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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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Unity must be of the mind and heart, a sense of belonging together and of facing together those who attack it.
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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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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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The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer.
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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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The art of a people is a true mirror of their minds.
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I am the last Englishman to rule in India.
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Slogans are apt to petrify man’s thinking. Every slogan, every word almost, that is used by the socialist, the communist, the capitalist. People hardly think nowadays. They throw words at each other.
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Poverty anywhere is a danger to prosperity everywhere.
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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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Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit. It is never a narrowing of the mind or a restriction of the human spirit or the country’s spirit.
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Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated.
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