197 Quotes by Jawaharlal Nehru

Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.

I have always thought that the best way to find out what is right and what is not right, what should be done and what should not be done, is not to give a sermon, but to talk and discuss, and out of discussion sometimes a little bit of truth comes out.

The boundaries of democracy have to be widened so as to include economic equality also. This is the great revolution through which we are all passing.

We can't encourage narrow mindedness, for no nation can be great whose people are narrow in thought.

Act with courage and dignity; stick to the ideals that give meaning to life.

Only a prisoner who has been confined for long behind high walk can appreciate the extraordinary psychological value of these outside walks and open views.

Those who boast are seldom the great.

Time is not measured by the years that pass by, instead by the things you do, feel or accomplish...

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