Jawaharlal Nehru

The art of a people is a true mirror to their minds.

The greatest danger in life is to take too many precautions.

I am not a man of religion, but I am a man of faith.

The only alternative to coexistence is co-destruction.

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

Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul.

The only way to deal with the world is to be in it.

Ignorance is always afraid of change.

The greatest joy in life is to be used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one.

The man who is afraid of consequences is not a man of action.

I am not a theoretician, but a man of action.

The only permanent thing in life is change.

Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.

The greatest revolution in a country is when the people rise up and change their own destiny.

The whole object of life is to expand, to grow, to develop.

Action without thought is a dangerous thing. Thought without action is useless.

The forces in the world are greater than any individual.

The only way to live is to be completely alive.

The modern world is a world of change, and if we do not change with it, we shall be left behind.

To be truly civilized, one must be tolerant of others.