Culture Quote by Jawaharlal Nehru

“A language is something infinitely greater than grammar and philology. It is the poetic testament of the genius of a race and a culture, and the living embodiment of the thoughts and fancies that have moulded them” quote by Jawaharlal Nehru — Download Open image

“A language is something infinitely greater than grammar and philology. It is the poetic testament of the genius of a race and a culture, and the living embodiment of the thoughts and fancies that have moulded them”

Jawaharlal Nehru

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

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Great causes and little men go ill together.

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It is now clear that science is incapable of ordering life. A life is ordered by values.

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Success comes to those who dare and act; it seldom goes to the timid.

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There is nothing more horrifying than stupidity in action.

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I do not attach much importance to America's bombs. I attach importance to her great vitality and integrity. The strength of America is deeper…

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Ignorance is always afraid of change.

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It is far better to know our own weaknesses and failures than to point out those of others.

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