36 Quotations by Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1. A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the rea ...

- 2. A man who is afraid will do anything.

- 3. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new; when an ...

- 4. A theory must be tempered with reality.

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

- 6. Action, to be effective, must be directed to clearly conceived ends.

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

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

- 9. Every little thing counts in a crisis.

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

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

- 12. Great causes and little men go ill together.

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

- 14. I think the years I have spent in prison have been the most formative and important in my life becau ...

- 15. It is far better to know our own weaknesses and failings than to point out those of another.

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

- 17. Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you is determinism; the way you play it is free ...

- 18. Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimat ...

- 19. Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.

- 20. Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of sou ...

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