It is better to understand a part of truth and apply it to our lives than to understand nothing at all and flounder helplessly in a vain attempt to p….

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 g….

There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear..

If I was asked what is the greatest treasure which India possesses and what is her finest heritage, I would answer unhesitatingly that it is the Sams….

Blood and tears are going to be our lot, whether we like them or not. Our blood and tears will flow; maybe the parched soil of India needs them so th….

People avoid action. Often because they are afraid of the consequences, for action means risk and danger. Danger seems terrible from a distance; it i….

Its [Communism's] unfortunate association with violence encourages a certain evil tendency in human beings..

Wars are fought to gain a certain objective. War itself is not the objective; victory is not the objective; you fight to remove the obstruction that ….

Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit..

What is history, indeed, but a record of change?.

Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse..

Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge... At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the w….

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

We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty and charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them ….

We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure..

There are two things that have to happen before an idea catches on. One is that the idea should be good. The other is that it should fit in with the ….

No country or people who are slaves to dogma and the dogmatic mentality can progress, and unhappily our country and people have become extraordinaril….

Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends..

Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes..

We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them wit….

Logic and cold reason are poor weapons to fight fear and distrust. Only faith and generosity can overcome them..