Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes

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.

Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.

To be in good moral condition requires at least as much training as to be in good physical condition.

A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.

The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.

When the present is full of gloom, the past becomes haven of refuge that provides relief and inspiration.

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.

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.

Play the hand you’re dealt.

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.