197 Quotes by Jawaharlal Nehru

The future has to be lived before it can be written about.

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.

Evil unchecked grows, evil tolerated poisons the whole system.

A tyrst with destiny - A the stroke of midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awaken to life and Freedom

A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.

I want nothing to do with any religion concerned with keeping the masses satisfied to live in hunger, filth, and ignorance. I want nothing to do with any order, religious or otherwise, which does not teach people that they are capable of becoming happier and more civilized on this earth, capable of becoming master of his fate and captain of his soul.

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.

Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.

India cannot sit on the fence anymore. It may have to make a choice. Either way it is going face problems,