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.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUA 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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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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That great lover of peace, a man of giant stature who moulded, as few other men have done, the destinies of his age.
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Act with courage and dignity; stick to the ideals that give meaning to life.
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Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.
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Great causes and little men go ill together.
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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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Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.
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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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Citizenship consists in the service of the country.
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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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To be successful in life what you need is education.
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The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
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The man who has gotten everything he wants is all in favor of peace and order.
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It is now clear that science is incapable of ordering life. A life is ordered by values.
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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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