Quotes of Unity: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Wisdom

100+ quotes by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

1. "Manpower without unity is not a strength unless it is harmonized and united properly, then it becomes a spiritual power."

2. "Every citizen of India must remember that...he is an Indian and he has every right in this country but with certain duties."

3. "Faith is of no evil in the absence of power."

4. "Today, no other sovereign state in the world, no other republic in the world enjoys the kind of powers that have been conferred on the Government of India."

5. "A war based on Satyagraha is always of two kinds: the one we wage against injustice, and the one we fight against our own weaknesses."

6. "Take to the path of dharma - the path of truth and justice. Don't misuse your right to vote. Remember that today the country is standing on the threshold of destiny."

7. "Democracy in India is only a top-dressing on an Indian soil which is essentially undemocratic."

8. "I am a Man of the People. I am not a Mahatma."

9. "You don't change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall."

10. "The sovereignty of the nation is the integrity of the nation, the freedom of the nation is the dignity of the nation."

11. "My only desire is that India should be a good producer and no one should be hungry, shedding tears for food in the country."

12. "Caste, community will rapidly disappear. We have to speedily forget all these things. Such boundaries hamper our growth."

13. "Every Indian should now forget that he is a Rajput, a Sikh or a Jat. He must remember that he is an Indian."

14. "The most practical teaching of the Gita, and one for which it is of abiding interest and value to the men of the world with most practical ideal is the duty."

15. "Faith is of no evil in the absence of power."

16. "Service can have no abiding place and no abiding quality, if it is not based on truth. It must be free from all kinds of falsehood."

17. "I think the time has come to safeguard democracy by reckless politics in the country itself."

18. "I have lived long enough. My way of life is public."

19. "We have to shed mutual bickering, shed the difference of being high or low and develop the sense of equality and banish untouchability. We have to restore the conditions of Swaraj prevalent prior to British rule."

20. "Manpower without Unity is not a strength unless it is harmonized and united properly, then it becomes a spiritual power."

21. "There is something unique in this soil, which despite many obstacles has always remained the abode of great souls."

22. "I have only one language, and it is not Marathi or Gujarati - it is Hindi."

23. "Political freedom cannot satisfy those who hanker after rights of action. A politician should forget about power and concentrate on purpose."

24. "I consider that the highest good will be derived by a reference to the people. I have no doubt that the referendum to the people is the only way to enable them to work out their destinies."

25. "I see nothing wrong with the human rights of refugees and displaced persons."

26. "My only desire is that India should be a good producer and no one should be hungry, shedding tears for food in the country."

27. "I have no doubt that the British Government will, upon reconsideration, take another look at the justice and dharma and what is right, and then it would do nothing to oppose it."

28. "We are all equal children before our mother, and India asks each one of us, in whatsoever role we play in the complex drama of nation-building, to do our duty with integrity, commitment, and unflinching loyalty to the values enshrined in our Constitution."

29. "In a country where civil law is fully established, and where every man has a legal right, we have never had any man taking the law into his hands. In all great civilised countries, the law has always been strong."

30. "You have to make use of the masses. It is only when the masses are aroused and become a clean power that we can deliver the strong blow."

31. "We have to shed mutual bickering, shed the difference of being high or low and develop the sense of equality and banish untouchability. We have to restore the conditions of Swaraj prevalent prior to British rule."

32. "It is the prime responsibility of every citizen to feel that his country is free and to defend its freedom is his duty."

33. "Independence is only a means to an end; it is not an end in itself. The end is the welfare of the people."

34. "Work is undoubtedly worship, but laughter is life. Any person without any work, in other words, who is idle, leads a dirty life."

35. "Let's change the way we live for our nation. We have only one person to take care of, and that's you."

36. "Every Indian should now forget that he is a Rajput, a Sikh or a Jat. He must remember that he is an Indian."

37. "Men who are in jail have greater responsibility to be more humane to their fellow men outside. They have an obligation to serve the people as much as they can."

38. "The heart of India is sound. The spirit of India is sound. India's economic and social organism is sound."

39. "I can never get tired of meeting these men. They will take the country to the pinnacle of progress."

40. "Take to the path of dharma - the path of truth and justice. Don't misuse your right to vote. Remember that today the country is standing on the threshold of destiny."

41. "All men are equal and free; the lowest is entitled to the same respect as the highest."

42. "We are Indians, firstly and lastly."

43. "Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two."

44. "There is something unique in this soil, which despite many obstacles has always remained the abode of great souls."

45. "Our duty is to encourage every one in his struggle to live up to his own highest idea, and strive at the same time to make the ideal as near as possible to the Truth."

46. "Do not distinguish between the physical and moral helping. I see no difference between the two."

47. "The main task of the Congress was to propagate the concept of self-government."

48. "We do not have to burn the house to destroy the rats."

49. "There is something unique in this soil, which despite many obstacles has always remained the abode of great souls."

50. "It's difficult but not impossible."

51. "You don't change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall."

52. "Injustice must be rooted out by the people themselves."

53. "Every citizen of India must remember that...he is an Indian and he has every right in this country but with certain duties."

54. "To lose patience is to lose the battle."

55. "Faith is of no evil in the absence of power."

56. "The king of a democratic nation is not the leader of his party. He is the head of the nation."

57. "A war based on Satyagraha is always of two kinds: the one we wage against injustice, and the one we fight against our own weaknesses."

58. "Political freedom cannot satisfy those who hanker after rights of action. A politician should forget about power and concentrate on purpose."

59. "We are all equal children before our mother, and India asks each one of us, in whatsoever role we play in the complex drama of nation-building, to do our duty with integrity, commitment, and unflinching loyalty to the values enshrined in our Constitution."

60. "The man in power is bound by the law. The Government is of the people. For this reason, there can be no "insiders" in a Government. We all work for the people, and our loyalty is given to the people."

61. "My only desire is that India should be a good producer and no one should be hungry, shedding tears for food in the country."

62. "Democracy in India is only a top-dressing on an Indian soil which is essentially undemocratic."

63. "Take to the path of dharma - the path of truth and justice. Don't misuse your right to vote. Remember that today the country is standing on the threshold of destiny."

64. "Service can have no abiding place and no abiding quality, if it is not based on truth. It must be free from all kinds of falsehood."

65. "I think the time has come to safeguard democracy by reckless politics in the country itself."

66. "The most practical teaching of the Gita, and one for which it is of abiding interest and value to the men of the world with most practical ideal is the duty."

67. "Faith is of no evil in the absence of power."

68. "I have lived long enough. My way of life is public."

69. "We have to shed mutual bickering, shed the difference of being high or low and develop the sense of equality and banish untouchability. We have to restore the conditions of Swaraj prevalent prior to British rule."

70. "Every Indian should now forget that he is a Rajput, a Sikh or a Jat. He must remember that he is an Indian."

71. "The sovereignty of the nation is the integrity of the nation, the freedom of the nation is the dignity of the nation."

72. "My only desire is that India should be a good producer and no one should be hungry, shedding tears for food in the country."

73. "I have only one language, and it is not Marathi or Gujarati - it is Hindi."

74. "Political freedom cannot satisfy those who hanker after rights of action. A politician should forget about power and concentrate on purpose."

75. "I consider that the highest good will be derived by a reference to the people. I have no doubt that the referendum to the people is the only way to enable them to work out their destinies."

76. "I see nothing wrong with the human rights of refugees and displaced persons."

77. "My only desire is that India should be a good producer and no one should be hungry, shedding tears for food in the country."

78. "I have no doubt that the British Government will, upon reconsideration, take another look at the justice and dharma and what is right, and then it would do nothing to oppose it."

79. "We are all equal children before our mother, and India asks each one of us, in whatsoever role we play in the complex drama of nation-building, to do our duty with integrity, commitment, and unflinching loyalty to the values enshrined in our Constitution."

80. "In a country where civil law is fully established, and where every man has a legal right, we have never had any man taking the law into his hands. In all great civilized countries, the law has always been strong."

81. "You have to make use of the masses. It is only when the masses are aroused and become a clean power that we can deliver the strong blow."

82. "We have to shed mutual bickering, shed the difference of being high or low and develop the sense of equality and banish untouchability. We have to restore the conditions of Swaraj prevalent prior to British rule."

83. "It is the prime responsibility of every citizen to feel that his country is free and to defend its freedom is his duty."

84. "Independence is only a means to an end; it is not an end in itself. The end is the welfare of the people."

85. "Work is undoubtedly worship, but laughter is life. Any person without any work, in other words, who is idle, leads a dirty life."

86. "Let's change the way we live for our nation. We have only one person to take care of, and that's you."

87. "Every Indian should now forget that he is a Rajput, a Sikh or a Jat. He must remember that he is an Indian."

88. "Men who are in jail have greater responsibility to be more humane to their fellow men outside. They have an obligation to serve the people as much as they can."

89. "The heart of India is sound. The spirit of India is sound. India's economic and social organism is sound."

90. "I can never get tired of meeting these men. They will take the country to the pinnacle of progress."

91. "Take to the path of dharma - the path of truth and justice. Don't misuse your right to vote. Remember that today the country is standing on the threshold of destiny."

92. "All men are equal and free; the lowest is entitled to the same respect as the highest."

93. "We are Indians, firstly and lastly."

94. "Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two."

95. "There is something unique in this soil, which despite many obstacles has always remained the abode of great souls."

96. "Our duty is to encourage every one in his struggle to live up to his own highest idea, and strive at the same time to make the ideal as near as possible to the Truth."

97. "Do not distinguish between the physical and moral helping. I see no difference between the two."

98. "The main task of the Congress was to propagate the concept of self-government."

99. "We do not have to burn the house to destroy the rats."

100. "There is something unique in this soil, which despite many obstacles has always remained the abode of great souls."

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's wisdom continues to inspire generations and remains a source of guidance for those who seek it.