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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.

Jawaharlal Nehru

The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.
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Greatness Policy Risk Wisdom
I am the last Englishman to rule in India.
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Myself Rule
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
A man who is afraid will do anything.
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Afraid Man One Liner Reaction
Peace is not merely an absence of war. It is also a state of mind.
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Absence Mindset Peace War
Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.
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Opinion Truth
The art of a people is a true mirror of their minds.
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Art Mindset Mirror People True
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.
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Life Light Live Ourselves See Truth World Wrong
Play the hand you’re dealt.
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Hands One Liner Play Yourself
It is far better to know our own weaknesses and failures than to point out those of others.
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Failure Ourselves Weakness
Do not advise too much: do the job yourself. This is the only advice you can give to others. Do it and others will follow.
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Advice Generosity Job Yourself
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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Ambition Beyond Eyes Greatness Man Suffering Tears
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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Action Leadership Men Reason Thinking
Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.
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Action Myself Right Satisfaction
Restraint does not mean weakness. It does not mean giving in.
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Resistence Weakness
A language is something infinitely greater than grammar and philology. It is the poetic testament of the genius of a race and a culture, and the living embodiment of the thoughts and fancies that have moulded them.
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Genius Greatness Language Live Poetry
Logic and cold reason are poor weapons to fight fear and distrust. Only faith and generosity can overcome them.
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Cold Faith Fear Fight Generosity Logic Reason Trust Weapon
Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.
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Failure Forget Ideal Ourselves Principle
Act with courage and dignity; stick to the ideals that give meaning to life.
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Act Courage Ideal Life
Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.
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Force Thinking
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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Boundary Democracy Equality Greatness Revolution
There is nothing more horrifying than stupidity in action.
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Action Scare Stupidity
The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
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Attitude Enough Goodness
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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Beginning Books Religion Thinking Time World
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
Children are like buds in a garden and should be carefully and lovingly nurtured, as they are the future of the nation and the citizens of tomorrow.
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Care Children Citizenship Flower Future Love Nation
Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated.
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Death Defeat Preparation

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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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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