History is almost always written by the victors and conquerors and gives their view. Or, at any rate, the victors' version is given prominence and holds the field. Jawaharlal Nehru More Quotes by Jawaharlal Nehru More Quotes From Jawaharlal Nehru Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will. Jawaharlal Nehru inspiringmotivationallife Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves. Jawaharlal Nehru timegraduationyears By education I am an Englishman, by views an internationalist, by culture a Muslim and a Hindu only by accident of birth. Jawaharlal Nehru birthviewsculture To be successful in life what you need is education. Jawaharlal Nehru degreessuccessfulneeds Success often comes to those who dare to act. It seldom goes to the timid who are ever afraid of the consequences. Jawaharlal Nehru learningteachingsuccess Ignorance is always afraid of change. Jawaharlal Nehru ignorancebusinessreality Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles. Jawaharlal Nehru failureprinciplesmotivational Where freedom is menaced or justice threatened or where aggression takes place, we cannot be and shall not be neutral. Jawaharlal Nehru aggressionthreatenedjustice What we really are matters more than what other people think of us. Jawaharlal Nehru lovefriendshiplife 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. Jawaharlal Nehru fateignorancereligious A man who is afraid will do anything. Jawaharlal Nehru fearmen Act with courage and dignity; stick to the ideals that give meaning to life. Jawaharlal Nehru dignitysticksgiving The art of a people is a true mirror of their minds. Jawaharlal Nehru mirrorspeopleart You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women. Jawaharlal Nehru conditionsnations Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them. Jawaharlal Nehru procrastinationsuccessfulmotivational The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous. Jawaharlal Nehru virtuousvirtuepersons 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. Jawaharlal Nehru advicejobsgiving Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself. Jawaharlal Nehru eugenicsdemocracymean What we need is a generation of peace. Jawaharlal Nehru generationspeaceneeds It is science alone that can solve the problems of hunger and poverty, of insanitation and illiteracy, of superstition and deadening custom and tradition, of vast resources running to waste, or a rich country inhabited by starving people... 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. Jawaharlal Nehru runningsciencecountry
