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Jawaharlal Nehru quotes

Indian Leader November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964

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Jawaharlal Nehru quote: "Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is..."
Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will. Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru quote: "Life is a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents..."
Life is a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinisim; the way you play is free will. Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru quote: "There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear."
There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear. Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru quote: "Socialism is... not only a way of life, but a certain..."
Socialism is... not only a way of life, but a certain scientific approach to social and economic problems. Jawaharlal Nehru
The ideals and objectives of yesterday was still ideals of today, but they lost some of their luster and even, as one seemed to go towards them, they lost the shining beauty which had warmed the heart and vitalized the body. Evil triumphed often enough, but what was far worse was the coarsening and distortion of what seemed so right. Was human nature so essentially bad that it would take ages of training ,through suffering and misfortune, before it could behave reasonably and raise man above... Jawaharlal Nehru
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
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open. Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru quote: "The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a..."
The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject. Jawaharlal Nehru
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
We have all become wayfarers and travellers marching on and on .... Yet, for those who can adapt themselves to this continuous journeying, there is no regret and they would not have it otherwise. A reture to the dull uneventful past is unthinkable. Jawaharlal Nehru
The best and noblest gifts of humanity cannot be the monopoly of a particular race or country; its scope may not be limited nor may it be regarded as the miser's hoard buried underground. Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru quote: "Obviously, the highest type of efficiency is that which can..."
Obviously, the highest type of efficiency is that which can utilize existing material to the best advantage. Jawaharlal Nehru
What the mysterious is I do not know. I do not call it God because God has come to mean much that I do not believe in. I find myself incapable of thinking of a deity or of any unknown supreme power in anthropomorphic terms, and the fact that many people think so is continually a source of surprise to me. Any idea of a personal God seems very odd to me. Jawaharlal Nehru
India has known the innocence and insouciance of childhood, the passionand abandon of youth, and the ripe wisdom of maturity that comes from long experience of pain and pleasure; and over and over a gain she has renewed her childhood and youth and age Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru quote: "Ignorance is always afraid of change."
Ignorance is always afraid of change. Jawaharlal Nehru

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