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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.

Jawaharlal Nehru

A great disaster is a symbol to us to remember all the big things of life and forget the small things, of which we have thought too much.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Forget Greatness Life Remember Thinking
Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.
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Force Thinking
The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who sits quietly.
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Danger Person Quiet
What we need is a generation of peace.
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Need Peace
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
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.
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History Victory Writing
The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.
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Life Person Talk Virtue
Only a prisoner who has been confined for long behind high walk can appreciate the extraordinary psychological value of these outside walks and open views.
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Extraordinary Prison Value View Walk
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
Every little thing counts in a crisis.
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One Liner Worth
The man who has gotten everything he wants is all in favor of peace and order.
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Control Himself Man Peace
Evil unchecked grows, evil tolerated poisons the whole system.
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Evil Growth Poison Tolerance
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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Freedom Game Hands Life Play Willing Yourself
The future has to be lived before it can be written about.
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Future Live Writing
The future belongs to science and those who make friends with science.
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Friendship Future Science
That great lover of peace, a man of giant stature who moulded, as few other men have done, the destinies of his age.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Age Destiny Greatness Love Man Peace

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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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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