Famous Quotes of Jawahar Lal Nehru 1

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

Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.

A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new; when an age ends; and when the soul of a nation long suppressed finds utterance.

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.

A theory must be tempered with reality.

Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.

Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.

Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.

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

It is science alone that can solve the problems of hunger and poverty, of insanitation and illiteracy, of superstition and deadening of custom and tradition, of vast resources running to waste, or a rich country inhabited by starving poor... Who indeed could afford to ignore science today? At every turn we have to seek its aid... The future belongs to science and those who make friends with science.

Citizenship consists in the service of the country.

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

Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.

The art of a people is a true mirror of their minds

Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.

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

Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself.

Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.

Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.

Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.

Every little thing counts in a crisis.

I want nothing to do with any religion concerned with keeping the masses satisfied to live in hunger, filth, and ignorance. I want nothing to do with any order, religious or otherwise, which does not teach people that they are capable of becoming happier and more civilized on this earth, capable of becoming master of his fate and captain of his soul

Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.

No country or people who are slaves to dogma and the dogmatic mentality can progress, and unhappily our country and people have become extraordinarily dogmatic and little-minded

Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.

Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse

Great causes and little men go ill together.

The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.

I have become a queer mixture of the East and the West, out of place everywhere, at home nowhere.

Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.

Ignorance is always afraid of change.

Citizenship consists in the service of the country

It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.

It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say

It is the habit of every aggressor nation to claim that it is acting on the defensive.

Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself.

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