Jawaharlal Nehru

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

The world is not to be conquered by force, but by love and understanding.

The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.

Children are like buds in a garden and should be carefully and lovingly nurtured, as they are the future of the nation and the citizens of tomorrow.

We live in a world of paradoxes and contradictions.

The greatest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.

The most important thing in life is to have a goal and to pursue it with all your might.

The world needs vision, not division.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.

Big results require big ambitions.

The service of India means the service of the millions who suffer.

The only revolution that is worthwhile is the one that changes the hearts and minds of men.

Discontent is often the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Without peace, all our dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.

The real difficulty is that people do not know what they want.

India is an ancient country, but a young nation.

I can certainly read it. I am a literate person.

India is predominantly an agricultural country, but we don't grow food to feed our people. Some say we are an industrial country, but where is the development of industries? What shall we say?” To this, a member from opposition responded, “Dhobi ka kutta, na ghar ka na ghat ka” (A washerman's dog neither belongs to his house nor his washing place). And Nehru was quick to reply, “The honourable member has good experience of himself.”