Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru (November 14, 1889 May 27, 1964), also called Pandit ('Scholar, Teacher') Nehru, was one of the most important leaders of the Indian Independence Movement and the Indian National Congress, and became the first Prime Minister of India when India won its independence on August 15, 1947.
22 Quotes
Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.
— Jawaharlal Nehru
Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
— Jawaharlal Nehru
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
It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.
— Jawaharlal Nehru
The purely agitation attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
— Jawaharlal Nehru
Great causes and little men go ill together.
— Jawaharlal Nehru
Every little thing counts in a crisis.
— Jawaharlal Nehru
Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.
— Jawaharlal Nehru
Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.
— Jawaharlal Nehru
The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who sits quietly.
— Jawaharlal Nehru
Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated.
— Jawaharlal Nehru
Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.
— Jawaharlal Nehru
Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.
— Jawaharlal Nehru
There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear.
— Jawaharlal Nehru
The man who has gotten everything he wants is all in favor of peace and order.
— Jawaharlal Nehru
What we need is a generation of peace.
— Jawaharlal Nehru
A theory must be tempered with reality.
— Jawaharlal Nehru
The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.
— Jawaharlal Nehru
Time is not measured by the passing of years, but by what one does, what one feels and what one achieves.
— Jawaharlal Nehru
The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.
— Jawaharlal Nehru
Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will.
— 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