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Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated.
Nehru, Jawaharlal
Defeat

Every little thing counts in a crisis.
Nehru, Jawaharlal
Crisis

Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.
Nehru, Jawaharlal
Crisis

Great causes and little men go ill together.
Nehru, Jawaharlal
Causes

Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.
Nehru, Jawaharlal
Culture

Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.
Nehru, Jawaharlal
Failure

There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear.
Nehru, Jawaharlal
Fear

Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.
Nehru, Jawaharlal
Facts

The man who has gotten everything he wants is all in favor of peace and order.
Nehru, Jawaharlal
Peace

What we need is a generation of peace.
Nehru, Jawaharlal
Peace

Time is not measured by the passing of years, but by what one does, what one feels and what one achieves.
Nehru, Jawaharlal
Time and Time Management

The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.
Nehru, Jawaharlal
Risk

A theory must be tempered with reality.
Nehru, Jawaharlal
Reality

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.
Nehru, Jawaharlal
Adventure

The purely agitation attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
Nehru, Jawaharlal
Argument

Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.
Nehru, Jawaharlal
Action

It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.
Nehru, Jawaharlal
Advice

Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
Nehru, Jawaharlal
Action

The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who sits quietly.
Nehru, Jawaharlal
Danger

Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will.
Nehru, Jawaharlal
Will and Will Power

The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.
Nehru, Jawaharlal
Virtue