History is almost always written by the victors and conquerors and gives their view. Or, at any rate, the victors’ version is given prominence and holds the field.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUTo be successful in life what you need is education.
More Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes
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The art of a people is a true mirror of their minds.
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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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Act with courage and dignity; stick to the ideals that give meaning to life.
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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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Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself.
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For the first time i began to think, consciously and deliberately of religion and other worlds. The Hindu religion especially went up in my estimation; not the ritual or ceremonial part, but it’s great books, the “Upnishads,” and the “Bhagavad Gita.”
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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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The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
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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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What we really are matters more than what other people think of us.
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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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The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.
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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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Citizenship consists in the service of the country.
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By education I am an Englishman, by views an internationalist, by culture a Muslim and a Hindu only by accident of birth.
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