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Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.

Jawaharlal Nehru

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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Comfortable Leadership Thinking Trouble
A tyrst with destiny – A the stroke of midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awaken to life and Freedom.
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Change Destiny Freedom Life World
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
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
Most things, except agriculture, can wait.
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Agriculture Food Wait
Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.
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Mind Spirit Spiritual
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
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
The art of a people is a true mirror of their minds.
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Art Mindset Mirror People True
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
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
A great disaster is a symbol to us to remember all the big things of life and forget the small things, of which we have thought too much.
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Forget Greatness Life Remember Thinking
The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
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Attitude Enough Goodness
Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.
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Dream Peace Worth
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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Attachment Greatness Importance Myself Power
No country or people who are slaves to dogma and dogmatic mentality can progress.
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Country Fear Mental People Slave

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