The light has gone out of our lives.Yet I am wrong, for the light that shone in this country was no ordinary light. and a thousand years later that light will still be seen in this country and the world will see it. For that light represented the living truth.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUThe future belongs to science and those who make friends with science.
More Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes
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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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The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who sits quietly.
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I am the last Englishman to rule in India.
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Citizenship consists in the service of the country.
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There is nothing more horrifying than stupidity in action.
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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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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.
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Most things, except agriculture, can wait.
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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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Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.
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Where freedom is menaced or justice threatened or where aggression takes place, we cannot be and shall not be neutral.
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A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
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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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Act with courage and dignity; stick to the ideals that give meaning to life.
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It is far better to know our own weaknesses and failures than to point out those of others.
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