Jawaharlal Nehru quotes

Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian political leader and the first Prime Minister of independent India. A prominent figure in the Indian independence movement, he played a central role in shaping the country's future. He is remembered for his vision of a secular, democratic, and modern nation. Here are 148 of his quotes:

The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous. (Jawaharlal Nehru)
You don't change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall. View quote
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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. View quote
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Ignorance is always afraid of change. View quote
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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. View quote
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The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction. View quote
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Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself. View quote
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Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will. View quote
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Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes. View quote
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The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all. View quote
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Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse. (Jawaharlal Nehru)
Great causes and little men go ill together. View quote
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Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes. View quote
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I have become a queer mixture of the East and the West, out of place everywhere, at home nowhere. View quote
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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. View quote
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To be successful in life what you need is education. View quote
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Where freedom is menaced or justice threatened or where aggression takes place, we cannot be and shall not be neutral. View quote
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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. View quote
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Most of us seldom take the trouble to think. It is a troublesome and fatiguing process and often leads to uncomfortable conclusions. But crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think. View quote
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To be in good moral condition requires at least as much training as to be in good physical condition. View quote
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There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear. (Jawaharlal Nehru)
A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action. View quote
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Ultimately what we really are matters more than what other people think of us. View quote
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Theoretical approaches have their place and are, I suppose, essential but a theory must be tempered with reality. View quote
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America is a country no one should go to for the first time. View quote
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Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru - Image
Occupation: Indian Minister
Born: November 14, 1889
Died: May 27, 1964
Quotes count: 148
Wikipedia: Jawaharlal Nehru

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