Jawaharlal Nehru

"Philosophy is not abstract but deeply practical in its wisdom."

"The literature of a culture preserves its memory and dreams."

"Leadership requires the courage to admit mistakes and learn from them."

"Nature's cycles remind us of renewal and the impermanence of all things."

"The real revolution is in transforming hearts and minds."

"The art of a people is the mind of that people's heart made visible."

"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers."

"The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who faces it."

"Citizenship consists in the service of the country."

"Without fear, there can be no bravery."

"The basis of any democratic system is the faith that the common man and woman can manage their own affairs."

"Great things often have small beginnings."

"The task before us is immense, but the faith in our people is immenser still."

"A nation's strength ultimately consists in what it can do, not in what it possesses."

"We must laugh at ourselves before we can truly change ourselves."

"Every age has deemed the new forms of Government its own as final and permanent."

"The only religion of India is secularism."

"The world is hungry for new leaders who can help solve its problems."

"Our primary teachers are our children's minds."

"Scientific temperament means freedom from blind belief and acceptance of facts."

"In the end, a person is the sum of their choices."

"Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see."

"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty."

"The moment a man ceases to evolve, he begins to die."

"Democracy is perhaps the most difficult form of government, but it is the most rewarding."

"Every human being is a born artist; education can develop or suppress this quality."

"The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, but the kind of man the country produces."

"Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion, but a long and steady dedication to our country."

"The future belongs to science and those who make friends with science."

"Without independence, there can be no self-respect."