Indira Gandhi Education Quotes

Popularity is not a gurantee of quality. ~ Indira Gandhi

Forgiveness is the virtue of Brave. ~ Indira Gandhi

Children inherit the qualities of the parents, no less than their physical features. Environment does play an important part, but the original capital on which a child starts in life is inherited from its ancestors. I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul.

Polak and I had often very heated discussions about the desirability or otherwise of giving the children an English education. It has always been my conviction that Indian parents who train their children to think and talk in English from their infancy betray their children and their country. They deprive them of the spiritual and social heritage of the nation, and render them to that extent unfit for the service of the country. Having these convictions, I made a point of always talking to my children in Gujarati. Polak never liked this. He thought I was spoiling their future. He contended, with all the vigour and love at his command, that, if children were to learn a universal language like English from their infancy, they would easily gain considerable advantage over others in the race of life. He failed to convince me. I do not now remember whether I convinced him of the correctness of my attitude, or whether he gave me up as too obstinate. This happened about twenty years ago, and my convictions have only deepened with experience. Though my sons have suffered for want of full literary education, the kn ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Never forget that when we are silent, we are one. And when we speak we are two. ~ Indira Gandhi

Home is wherever I go. ~ Indira Gandhi

The object of basic education is the physical, intellectual and moral development of children through the medium of handicraft. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights. ~ Indira Gandhi

There are moments in history when brooding tragedy and its dark shadows can be lightened by recalling great moments of the past. ~ Indira Gandhi

Public speaking is done in the public tongue, the national or tribal language; and the language of our tribe is the men's language. Of course women learn it. We're not dumb. If you can tell Margaret Thatcher from Ronald Reagan, or Indira Gandhi from General Somoza, by anything they say, tell me how. This is a man's world, so it talks a man's language. ~ Ursula K. Le Guin

The immediate is often the enemy of the ultimate. ~ Indira Gandhi

We should not mourn for men of high ideals. Rather we should rejoice that we had the privilege of having had them with us, to inspire us by their radiant personalities. ~ Indira Gandhi

A nation's strength ultimately consist in what it can do on its own and not in what it can borrow from other. ~ Indira Gandhi

Gandhi, brought out of his semirural setting and given a Western-style education, initially attempted to become more English than the English. ~ Pankaj Mishra

Like the sun, a teacher enlightens a mind with his love, warmth, and light. ~ Debasish Mridha

I am not a teacher, but I am a friend who likes to kindle your heart and awaken your mind. ~ Debasish Mridha

People with clenched fists can not shake hands. ~ Indira Gandhi

If I die a violent death, as some fear and a few are plotting, I know that the violence will be in the thought and the action of the assassins, not in my dying. ~ Indira Gandhi

Literary education is of no value, if it is not able to build up a sound character. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

I believe that religious education must be the sole concern of religious associations. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

In India the human being is a symphonic theme. 'The people' is not a compact, close-knit concept, but a sprawling one, flowing not only into different walks of life, but into the intricately woven multi-layers of privilege, wealth, and education. 'The people' created by Gandhi is a young concept. ~ Nayantara Sahgal

Love requires that true education should be easily accessible to all and should be of use to every villager in this daily life. The emphasis laid on the principle of spending every minute of one's life usefully is the best education for citizenship. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Ability is not always gauged by examination. ~ Indira Gandhi

The power to question is the basis of all human progress. ~ Indira Gandhi

My father was a saint, I'm not. ~ Indira Gandhi

Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

If we want to impart education best suited to the needs of the villagers, we should take the vidyapith to the villages. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

The canker has so eaten into the society that in many cases the only meaning of education is a knowledge of English. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

All education in a country has got to be demonstrably in promotion of the progress of the country in which it is given. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

It is legitimate to have one's own point of view and political philosophy. But there are people who make anger, rather than a deeply held belief, the basis of their actions. They do not seem to mind harming society as a whole in the pursuit of their immediate objective. No society can survive if it yields to the demands of frenzy, whether of the few or the many. ~ Indira Gandhi

Literary education must follow the education of the hand -the one gift that distinguishes man from beast. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

True education is that which proves useful in life and makes you industrious. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines. ~ Indira Gandhi

The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive. ~ Indira Gandhi

Is not education the art of drawing out full manhood of the children under training? ~ Mahatma Gandhi

My theory is that men are no more liberated than women. ~ Indira Gandhi

Learning takes us through many states of life, but it fails utterly in the hour of danger and temptation. Then faith alone saves. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

The question before the advanced nations is not whether they can afford to help the developing nations, but whether they can afford not to do so. ~ Indira Gandhi

The environmental problems of developing countries are not the side effects of excessive industrialisation but reflect the inadequacy of development. ~ Indira Gandhi

Any young man, who makes dowry a condition to marriage, discredits his education and his country and dishonours womanhood. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

We would rather starve than sell our national honor. ~ Indira Gandhi

A man, whilst he is dreaming, believes in his dream; he is undeceived only when he is awakened from his slumber. ~ Mahatma Gandhi