Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes

And yet fear builds its phantoms which are more fearsome than reality itself, and reality, when calmly analysed and its consequences willingly accepted, loses much of its terror.

Fine buildings, fine pictures and books and everything that is beautiful are certainly signs of civilization. But an even better sign is a fine man who is unselfish and works with others for the good of all. To work together is better than to work singly, and to work together for the common good is best of all.

Nationalism is essentially a group memory of past achievements, traditions, and experiences,

But, after all, no safeguards are adequate, unless the will to give effect to them fully is present.

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.

Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit

I wish to declare with all earnestness that I do not want any religious ceremonies performed for me after my death. I do not believe in such ceremonies, and to submit to them, even as a matter of form, would be hypocrisy and an attempt to delude ourselves and others.

Our desires seek out supporting reasons and tend to
ignore facts and arguments that do not fit in with them.

Whatever gods there be, there is something
godlike in man, as there is also something of the devil in him.

Someone said the other day: death is the birthright of every person born — a curious way of putting an obvious thing. It is a birthright which nobody has denied or can deny, and which all of us seek to forget and escape so long as we may. And yet there was something novel and attractive about the phrase. Those who complain so bitterly of life have always a way out of it, if they so choose. That is always in our power to achieve. If we cannot master life we can at least master death. A pleasing thought lessening the feeling of helplessness.

I am a socialist not because I think it is a perfect system, but half a loaf is better than no bread. The other systems have been tried and found wanting. Let this one be tried — if for nothing else, for the novelty of the thing.’ Vivekananda

For only they can sense life who stand often on the verge of it, only they whose lives are not governed by the fear of death.

There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open

A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.

But if we go in for reservations on communal and caste basis, we swamp the bright and able people and remain second-rate or third-rate. I am grieved to learn of how far this business of reservation has gone based on communal considerations. It has amazed me to learn that even promotions are based sometimes on communal or caste considerations. This way lies not only folly, but disaster. Let us help the backward groups by all means, but never at the cost of efficiency.