It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUThe Ganga to me is the symbol of India’s memorable past which has been flowing into the present and continues to flow towards the ocean of the future.
More Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes
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Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.
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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 boundaries of democracy have to be widened so as to include economic equality also. This is the great revolution through which we are all passing.
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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
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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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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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I am getting old and the sign of old age is that I begin to philosophize and ponder over problems which should not be my concern at all.
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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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The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.
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When you imitate the enemy’s tactics, you take on his liabilities.
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The basic fact of today is the tremendous pace of change in human life.
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Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself.
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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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I am the last Englishman to rule in India.
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We can’t encourage narrow mindedness, for no nation can be great whose people are narrow in thought.
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