Jawaharlal Nehru quotes

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A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new; when an age ends; and when the soul of a nation long suppressed finds utterance.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Age
History
Soul
Nation
Old
A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Leader
Action
Crisis
Man
Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.
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Work
Cause
May
Ignorance is always afraid of change.
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Change
Ignorance
Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself.
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Democracy
End
Socialism
The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who sits quietly.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Danger
Great causes and little men go ill together.
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Men
Causes
Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.
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Dreams
Peace
What we really are matters more than what other people think of us.
Jawaharlal Nehru
People
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.
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Beauty
Adventure
Charm
End
Eyes
Open
World
To be in good moral condition requires at least as much training as to be in good physical condition.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Training
Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.
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Time
Years
There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear.
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Life
Fear
Nothing
The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Attitude
Consideration
The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Virtue