Jawaharlal Nehru

"Peace is not merely the absence of war."

"Ideas take root and grow when the time is ripe."

"The world is in transition and we must help it to find a peaceful path."

"Character is the result of our deeds, not of our creed."

"Truth is like a surgeon's knife - very clean, very sharp."

"Tolerance should never be stretched to tolerate the intolerant."

"Every crisis is also an opportunity."

"To be in love is like climbing a mountain."

"The greatest religion is to be true to this life."

"Freedom is not given; it is taken."

"A good leader must always listen to the voices around them."

"Curiosity is the beginning of wisdom."

"Nature is not something separate from us."

"Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master."

"What we really need is a change of heart."

"Patriotism is not the last refuge of a scoundrel."

"The mind requires a good deal of food."

"Success comes to those who are determined to achieve it."

"Dreams are what we pursue with passion."

"Strength lies not in the muscles but in the mind."

"Art is the window to the soul."

"Happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them."

"Music is the universal language of mankind."

"Patience is a virtue born of wisdom."

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."

"History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely when they have exhausted all other alternatives."

"Power without conscience is a destroyer."

"Money is a means to an end, not the end itself."

"Health is the greatest wealth."

"Adventure is worthwhile in itself."