Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated. – Jawaharlal Nehru
You dont change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall. – Jawaharlal Nehru
Let us be a little humble let us think that the truth may not perhaps be entirely with us. – 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 forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer. – Jawaharlal Nehru
The man who has gotten everything he wants is all in favor of peace and order. – 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
I have become a queer mixture of the East and the West, out of place everywhere, at home nowhere. – Jawaharlal Nehru
There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear. – Jawaharlal Nehru
Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles. – Jawaharlal Nehru
Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes. – Jawaharlal Nehru
Ignorance is always afraid of change. – 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
The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject. – Jawaharlal Nehru
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
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
Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will. – Jawaharlal Nehru
The wheel of change moves on, and those who were down go up and those who were up go down. – Jawaharlal Nehru
I am getting old and the sign of old age is that I begin to philosophize and ponder over problems which should not be my concern at all. – Jawaharlal Nehru