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.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRULogic and cold reason are poor weapons to fight fear and distrust. Only faith and generosity can overcome them.
More Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes
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Please remember that law and sense are not always the same.
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Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.
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The future belongs to science and those who make friends with science.
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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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It is far better to know our own weaknesses and failures than to point out those of others.
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The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
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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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It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.
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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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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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I think that sacrifices of animals in the name of religion are barbarous and they degrade the name of religion.
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Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
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Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.
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No country or people who are slaves to dogma and dogmatic mentality can progress.
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Restraint does not mean weakness. It does not mean giving in.
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