Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends. Jawaharlal Nehru More Quotes by Jawaharlal Nehru More Quotes From Jawaharlal Nehru The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all. Jawaharlal Nehru learningwisdomschool 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 Jawaharlal Nehru geniusraceculture 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. Jawaharlal Nehru beautyinspirationallife Remember always that there not so very much difference between various people as we seem to imagine. Maps and atlases show us countries in different colors. Undoubtedly people do differ from one another, but they resemble each other also a great deal, and it is well to keep this in mind and not misled by colors on the map or by national boundaries. Jawaharlal Nehru differencescolorcountry As fear is a close companion to falsehood, so truth follows fearlessness. Jawaharlal Nehru fearlessnesscompanionpast Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes. Jawaharlal Nehru ashesdream The light has gone out of our lives... Yet I am wrong, for the light that shone in this country was no ordinary light... and a thousand years later that light will still be seen in this country and the world will see it... For that light represented the living truth. Jawaharlal Nehru lightcountryyears 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. Jawaharlal Nehru sacrificeflowerblood Citizenship consists in the service of the country. Jawaharlal Nehru republicindiacountry The spectacle of what is called religion, or at any rate organised religion, in India and elsewhere, has filled me with horror and I have frequently condemned it and wished to make a clean sweep of it. Almost always it seemed to stand for blind belief and reaction, dogma and bigotry, superstition, exploitation and the preservation of vested interests. Jawaharlal Nehru blind-beliefatheismindia 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. Jawaharlal Nehru basesrevolutionneeds In the name of religion many great and fine deeds have been performed. In the name of religion also, thousands and millions have been killed, and every possible crime has been committed. Jawaharlal Nehru religiousevilnames 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. Jawaharlal Nehru inspirationalwarpeace For the first time i began to think, consciously and deliberately of religion and other worlds. The Hindu religion especially went up in my estimation; not the ritual or ceremonial part, but it's great books, the "Upnishads," and the "Bhagavad Gita." Jawaharlal Nehru other-worldsbookthinking You don't change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall. Jawaharlal Nehru portraitswallhistory I am the last Englishman to rule in India. Jawaharlal Nehru englishmenindialasts Socialism is... not only a way of life, but a certain scientific approach to social and economic problems. Jawaharlal Nehru eugenicsproblemway Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse. Jawaharlal Nehru democracyfreedomunderstanding If I was asked what is the greatest treasure which India possesses and what is her finest heritage, I would answer unhesitatingly that it is the Samskrit language and literature and all that it contains. This is a magnificent inheritance and so long as this endures and influences the life of our people, so long will the basic genius of India continue. If our race forgot the Buddha, the Upanishads and the great epics (Ramayana and Mahabharata), India would cease to be India . Jawaharlal Nehru greatest-treasureepicrace 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. Jawaharlal Nehru mindcountryculture
