Famous Jawaharlal Nehru Quotations

First 1 Last 
"The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all."
by 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."
by Jawaharlal Nehru
"A theory must be tempered with reality."
by Jawaharlal Nehru
"Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends."
by Jawaharlal Nehru
"Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse."
by Jawaharlal Nehru
"Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes."
by Jawaharlal Nehru
"I have become a queer mixture of the East and the West, out of place everywhere, at home nowhere."
by Jawaharlal Nehru
"Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will."
by Jawaharlal Nehru
"Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you is determinism; the way you play it is free will."
by Jawaharlal Nehru
"Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you is determinism the way you play it is free will."
by Jawaharlal Nehru
"Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit."
by Jawaharlal Nehru
"The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer."
by Jawaharlal Nehru
"The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction."
by Jawaharlal Nehru
"There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open."
by Jawaharlal Nehru
"The purely agitation attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject."
by Jawaharlal Nehru
"You don't change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall."
by Jawaharlal Nehru
"Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. 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. It is fitting that at this solemn moment we take the pledge of dedication to the service of India and her people and to the still larger cause of humanity."
by Jawaharlal Nehru
"What we need is a generation of peace."
by Jawaharlal Nehru
"The man who has gotten everything he wants is all in favor of peace and order."
by Jawaharlal Nehru
"Great causes and little men go ill together."
by Jawaharlal Nehru
"Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think."
by Jawaharlal Nehru
"Time is not measured by the passing of years, but by what one does, what one feels and what one achieves."
by Jawaharlal Nehru
"Every little thing counts in a crisis."
by Jawaharlal Nehru
"The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous."
by 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."
by Jawaharlal Nehru


Hire a Writer