Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

"Great men and women are remembered not by their strength, but by the strength of their character."

"The future is not some place we are going, but one we are creating."

"It is science and technology that have created this new world, but wise and good man must guide their use."

"Every moment is dynamic and contains within it the seeds of change."

"To live is to function. That is all there is to living."

"The true measure of a civilization is not in its cities of brick and stone, but in the character of its people."

"A person is judged not by his failures but by his ability to rise after falling."

"Understanding and respecting diversity is the foundation of a peaceful world."

"The world is full of suffering and dissatisfaction, but it is also full of beauty and achievement."

"We must not only work for those who are alive today, but also think of those who will come after us."

"Patriotism cannot be our final ethical code."

"The temptation to use power is the greatest test of character."

"Great ideas need landing gear as well as wings."

"The past is a teacher, the present is a laboratory, and the future is a blank canvas."

"One must look to the child as the hope of the future."

"Whatever happens, whether we are happy or not, life continues."

"Doing is better than thinking, but thinking is better than mere talking."

"Wisdom is not found in books alone, but in the living experience of life."

"Money is a means to an end, never the end itself."

"The greatest religion is to be true to this dharma, to duty and to one's own conscience."

"Culture is the best insurance against barbarism."

"Ignorance is the fertile soil in which tyranny grows."

"The world's battlefields have been in the hearts of men, and there the greatest battles are lost and won."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge, yet knowledge gives foundation to imagination."

"Beauty is everywhere; we need only eyes to perceive it."

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still function."

"We are a mix of contradictions, and perhaps that is the human condition."

"To create something of value in this world, one must be willing to stand alone."

"The greatest tragedy is when silence becomes complicity."

"Knowledge without character is dangerous; character without knowledge is inadequate."