A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
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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Socialism is not only a way of life, but a certain scientific approach to social and economic problems.
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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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We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
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Every great revolution, whether it is right or not, we really know has any vital, urgent need to basis. It comes not just from itself.
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Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.
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Those who boast are seldom the great.
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Citizenship consists in the service of the country.
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Where freedom is menaced or justice threatened or where aggression takes place, we cannot be and shall not be neutral.
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The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.
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Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.
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America is a country no one should go to for the first time.
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As fear is a close companion to falsehood, so truth follows fearlessness.
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We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure.
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The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer.
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Logic and cold reason are poor weapons to fight fear and distrust. Only faith and generosity can overcome them.
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Ignorance is always afraid of change.
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Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.
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A man who is afraid will do anything.
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Slogans are apt to petrify man’s thinking. Every slogan, every word almost, that is used by the socialist, the communist, the capitalist. People hardly think nowadays. They throw words at each other.
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Restraint does not mean weakness. It does not mean giving in.
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Act with courage and dignity; stick to the ideals that give meaning to life.
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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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Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit. It is never a narrowing of the mind or a restriction of the human spirit or the country’s spirit.
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To be successful in life what you need is education.
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I have become a queer mixture of the East and the West, out of place everywhere, at home nowhere.
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Play the hand you’re dealt.
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