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I am the last Englishman to rule in India.

Jawaharlal Nehru

It is far better to know our own weaknesses and failures than to point out those of others.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

Failure Ourselves Weakness
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
Restraint does not mean weakness. It does not mean giving in.
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Resistence Weakness
You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women.
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Nation Woman Yourself
I have become a queer mixture of the East and the West, out of place everywhere, at home nowhere.
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Home Identity Myself Place
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
Great causes and little men go ill together.
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Greatness Man Sick Togetherness
There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear.
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Bad Dangerous Fear Life
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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Face Heart Mindset Togetherness Unity
It is a fundamental rule of human life, that if the approach is good, the response is good.
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Fundamental Goodness Human Life Rule
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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Action Avoid Danger Distance People
You don’t change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall.
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Change Face History Yourself
To be in good moral condition requires at least as much training as to be in good physical condition.
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Goodness Hero Inspirational Training
The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.
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Life Person Talk Virtue
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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Freedom Game Hands Life Play Willing Yourself
Most things, except agriculture, can wait.
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Agriculture Food Wait

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