10 Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes Every Generation Should Read

By Saurav Pandey | May 27, 2025

10 Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes Every Generation Should Read

“A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance.”

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“Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.”

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“The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.”

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“There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.”

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“Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you is determinism; the way you play it is free will.”

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“Only through the right education can a better order of society can be built up.”

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“Evil unchecked grows, evil tolerated poisons the whole system.”

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“There is nothing more horrifying than stupidity in action.”

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“Without that passion and urge, there is a gradual oozing out of hope and vitality, a settling down on lower levels of existence, a slow merging into non-existence. We become prisoners of the past and some part of its immobility sticks to us.”

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“Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance.”

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