Jawaharlal Nehru, speech following Gandhi's assassination, January 30, 1948, The Light Has Gone Out, Full text online Audio Source: All India Radio
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That great disaster is a symbol to us to remember the big things of life and to forget the small things. We have thought too much of the small things. Now the time has come again, as in his death he has reminded us of the big things of life, the living truth, and if we remember that, then it will be well with us and well with India.
— Jawaharlal Nehru on Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "That great disaster is a symbol to us to remember the big things of life and to forget the small things. We have thought too much of the small things. Now the time has come again, as in his death he has reminded us of the big things of life, the living truth, and if we remember that, then it will be well with us and well with India." in the context of "Jawaharlal Nehru, speech following Gandhi's assassination, January 30, 1948, The Light Has Gone Out, Full text online Audio Source: All India Radio" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi" (Quotes)
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About Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was a central figure in India during the middle-third of the 20th-century. He was a principal leader of the Indian independence movement in the 1930s and 1940s. Upon India's independence in 1947, Nehru served as the country's prime minister for 17 years.
About Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was a central figure in India during the middle-third of the 20th-century. He was a principal leader of the Indian independence movement in the 1930s and 1940s. Upon India's independence in 1947, Nehru served as the country's prime minister for 17 years.
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