Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.

Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.

Jawaharlal Nehru

Great causes and little men go ill together.

Great causes and little men go ill together.

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.

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.

There is only one thing that remains to us, that cannot be taken away: to act with courage and dignity and to stick to the ideals that have given meaning to life.

There is only one thing that remains to us, that cannot be taken away: to act with courage and dignity and to stick to the ideals that have given meaning to life.

Logic and cold reason are poor weapons to fight fear and distrust. Only faith and generosity can overcome them.

Logic and cold reason are poor weapons to fight fear and distrust. Only faith and generosity can overcome them.

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 human ity.

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 human ity.

Unity must be of the mind and heart, a sense of belonging together and of facing together those who attack it.

Unity must be of the mind and heart, a sense of belonging together and of facing together those who attack it.

To be in good moral condition requires at least as much training as to be in good physical condition.

To be in good moral condition requires at least as much training as to be in good physical condition.

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

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

Theoretical approaches have their place and are, I suppose, essential but a theory must be tempered with reality.

Theoretical approaches have their place and are, I suppose, essential but a theory must be tempered with reality.

A man who is afraid will do anything.

A man who is afraid will do anything.

The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer.

The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer.

It is far better to know our own weaknesses and failures than to point out those of others.

It is far better to know our own weaknesses and failures than to point out those of others.

Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.

Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.

Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.

Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.

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

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

As fear is a close companion to falsehood, so truth follows fearlessness.

As fear is a close companion to falsehood, so truth follows fearlessness.

It is now clear that science is incapable of ordering life. A life is ordered by values.

It is now clear that science is incapable of ordering life. A life is ordered by values.

History is the record of human progress, a record of the struggle of the advancement of the human mind, of the human spirit, towards some known or unknown objective.

History is the record of human progress, a record of the struggle of the advancement of the human mind, of the human spirit, towards some known or unknown objective.