Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes

Indian - Leader | November 14, 1889 - May 27, 1964

What we really are matters more than what other people think of us.

Jawaharlal Nehru

PeopleThinkMattersMoreUsThan

Let us be a little humble; let us think that the truth may not perhaps be entirely with us.

Jawaharlal Nehru

TruthHumbleThinkLittleMayUs

Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.

Jawaharlal Nehru

WorkGreatFruitLoyalMayEven

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

Jawaharlal Nehru

LeaderManActionCrisisAlwaysHis

The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.

Jawaharlal Nehru

PersonVirtueOwnWhoMostLeast

Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.

Jawaharlal Nehru

DoingTalkingMoreThingsChiefOur

Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.

Jawaharlal Nehru

ThinkForceUsAdvantageLeast

Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.

Jawaharlal Nehru

I AmMeActionLongSatisfactionAm

I have become a queer mixture of the East and the West, out of place everywhere, at home nowhere.

Jawaharlal Nehru

HomePlaceBecomeOutNowhereWest

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

Jawaharlal Nehru

ActionClearlyMustEffectiveEnds

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

Jawaharlal Nehru

LifeFearBadDangerousNothing

The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who sits quietly.

Jawaharlal Nehru

PersonMoreDangerAwayWhoThan

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