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Most of us seldom take the trouble to think. It is a troublesome and fatiguing process and often leads to uncomfortable conclusions.

Jawaharlal Nehru

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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Mindset Restriction Spirit
In the name of religion many great and fine deeds have been performed. In the name of religion also, thousands and millions have been killed, and every possible crime has been committed.
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Commitment Crime Greatness Kill Performance Possible Religion
Citizenship consists in the service of the country.
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Citizenship Country Service
Act with courage and dignity; stick to the ideals that give meaning to life.
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Act Courage Ideal Life
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
When the present is full of gloom, the past becomes haven of refuge that provides relief and inspiration.
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Inspirational Past Present
The art of a people is a true mirror of their minds.
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Art Mindset Mirror People True
Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.
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Opinion Truth
The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.
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Destruction Existence Philosophy
There is nothing more horrifying than stupidity in action.
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Action Scare Stupidity
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure.
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Adventure Live Wonderful World
Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.
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Dream Peace Worth
Most things, except agriculture, can wait.
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Agriculture Food Wait
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
Most of us seldom take the trouble to think. It is a troublesome and fatiguing process and often leads to uncomfortable conclusions.
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Comfortable Leadership Thinking Trouble
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
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
Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.
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Action Myself Right Satisfaction
The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.
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Greatness Policy Risk Wisdom
Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.
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Force Thinking
I have become a queer mixture of the East and the West, out of place everywhere, at home nowhere.
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Home Identity Myself Place
I think that sacrifices of animals in the name of religion are barbarous and they degrade the name of religion.
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Animal Name Religion Sacrifice Thinking
A country is known by the way it treats its animals.
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Animal Country
To be in good moral condition requires at least as much training as to be in good physical condition.
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Goodness Hero Inspirational Training
Success often comes to those who dare to act. It seldom goes to the timid who are ever afraid of the consequences.
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Act Afraid Dare Success
When you imitate the enemy’s tactics, you take on his liabilities.
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Enemy Liability Yourself
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

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