Quotes

Words worth keeping

126 quotes — from Indian and world voices, in English, Hindi and Urdu — while our publisher catalog grows.

Filtered by: Wisdom Clear all

A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of society.

— Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Kindness Wisdom

Freedom of mind is the real freedom.

— Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Wisdom Freedom

A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.

— Jawaharlal Nehru
Life Wisdom

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

— Jawaharlal Nehru
Courage & Strength Wisdom

There is a way to be better. Find it.

— Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Inspirational Wisdom

Manpower without unity is not a strength unless it is harmonized and united properly.

— Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Society & Politics Wisdom

If we hurt others by our tongue, or by our hands, in thought, word, or deed, it is a sin.

— Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Faith & Religion Wisdom

There is more to life than increasing its speed.

— Mahatma Gandhi
Life Wisdom

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

— Buddha
Self & Identity Wisdom

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened.

— Buddha
Kindness Wisdom

There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

— Buddha
Wisdom Happiness

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.

— Buddha
Truth Wisdom

An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.

— Chanakya
Wisdom Success

A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.

— Chanakya
Humor Wisdom

Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions: why am I doing it, what the results might be, and will I be successful.

— Chanakya
Wisdom Success

World quotes adapted from the Abirate/english_quotes dataset (CC BY 4.0). Indian-figure and Hindi/Urdu quotes are a curated compilation of widely-attributed public sayings.