Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUOnly a prisoner who has been confined for long behind high walk can appreciate the extraordinary psychological value of these outside walks and open views.
More Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes
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Success often comes to those who dare to act. It seldom goes to the timid who are ever afraid of the consequences.
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Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.
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Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.
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Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
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To be successful in life what you need is education.
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Citizenship consists in the service of the country.
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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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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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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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Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.
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Let us be a little humble; let us think that the truth may not perhaps be entirely with us.
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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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When the present is full of gloom, the past becomes haven of refuge that provides relief and inspiration.
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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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Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.
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