People avoid action. Often because they are afraid of the consequences, for action means risk and danger. Danger seems terrible from a distance; it is not so bad if you have a close look at it
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUThe future belongs to science and those who make friends with science.
More Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes
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It is a fundamental rule of human life, that if the approach is good, the response is good.
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We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure.
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The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.
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I think that sacrifices of animals in the name of religion are barbarous and they degrade the name of religion.
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Play the hand you’re dealt.
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Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated.
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No country or people who are slaves to dogma and dogmatic mentality can progress.
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A man who is afraid will do anything.
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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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The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.
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Peace is not merely an absence of war. It is also a state of mind.
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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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Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself.
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Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.
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The basic fact of today is the tremendous pace of change in human life.
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Let us be a little humble; let us think that the truth may not perhaps be entirely with us.
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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.
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Restraint does not mean weakness. It does not mean giving in.
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We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
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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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The art of a people is a true mirror of their minds.
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There is only one thing that remains to us, that cannot be taken away: to act with courage and dignity and to stick to the ideals that have given meaning to life.
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Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.
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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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Evil unchecked grows, evil tolerated poisons the whole system.
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Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.
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