Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUI think that sacrifices of animals in the name of religion are barbarous and they degrade the name of religion.
More Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes
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There is nothing more horrifying than stupidity in action.
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Citizenship consists in the service of the country.
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Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
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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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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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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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India cannot sit on the fence anymore. It may have to make a choice. Either way it is going face problems.
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The basic fact of today is the tremendous pace of change in human life.
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Logic and cold reason are poor weapons to fight fear and distrust. Only faith and generosity can overcome them.
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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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Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.
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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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Great causes and little men go ill together.
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Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.
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Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.
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Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.
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Peace is not merely an absence of war. It is also a state of mind.
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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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The future has to be lived before it can be written about.
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The ambition of the greatest men of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye. That may be beyond us, but so long as there are tears and suffering, so long our work will not be over.
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The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
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Ignorance is always afraid of change.
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You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women.
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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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Every little thing counts in a crisis.
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Blood and tears are going to be our lot, whether we like them or not. Our blood and tears will flow; maybe the parched soil of India needs them so that the fine flower of freedom may grow again.
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