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Sarojini Naidu
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“A country's greatness lies in its undying ideals of love and sacrifice that inspire the mothers of shubh”
Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949) said by 1949 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We want deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action.”
Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949) said by 1949 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As a theory of [satyagraha] which must of necessity grow and expand because it carries within itself the immortal function of life. The fire of satyagrha had been kindled in the temple or ashrama where Mahatma Gandhi is the high priest or guru.”
Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949) said by 1949 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Good Heavens! She said ‘grass and goats milk? Never!’”
Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949) said by 1949 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Sense of justice is one of the most wonderful ideals of Islam, because as I read in the Quran I find those dynamic principles of life, not mystic but practical ethics for the daily conduct of life suited to the whole world.”
Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949) said by 1949 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It (Islam) was the first religion that preached and practiced democracy; for, in the mosque, when the call for prayer is sounded and worshippers are gathered together, the democracy of Islam is embodied five times a day when the peasant and king kneel side by side and proclaim: ‘God Alone is Great’… I have been struck over and over again by this indivisible unity of Islam that makes man instinctively a brother.”
Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949) said by 1949 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am not ready to die because it requires infinitely higher courage to live.”
Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949) said by 1949 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Caprice You held a wild flower in your finger -tips, Idly you pressed it to indifferent lips, Idly you tore its crimson leaves apart... Alas! It was my heart You held wine-cup in your finger-tips, Lightly you raised it to indifferent lips, Lightly you drank and flung away the bowl…, Alas! It was my soul. Page 153”
Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949) said by 1949 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Awake Hindus: Mother! The flowers of our worship have crowned thee! Parsees: Mother! The flame of our hope shall surround you Mussulmans: Mother! The sword of our love shall defend thee Christians: Mother! The song of thy faith shall attend thee All creeds: Shall not our dauntless devotion avail thee? Harken! O Queen O!goddess, we hail thee!”
Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949) first seen 1828 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Her poem in "The Golden Treasury of Indo-Anglian Poetry, 1828-1965", p=161
“Stand here with me with the stars and hills for witness and in their presence consecrate your life and your talent, your song and your speech, your thought and your dream to the Motherland. O Poet, see visions from the hill tops and spreads abroad the message of hope to the toilers in the valley.”
Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949) said by 1949 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Having traveled, having conceived, having hoped, having enlarged my love, having widened my sympathies, having come into contact with different races, different communities, different religions, different civilizations, friends, my vision is clear. I have no prejudice of race, creed, caste, or colour.... Until you students have acquired and mastered the spirit of brotherhood, do not believe it possible that you will ever cease to be sectarian... if I may use such word.... you will ever be national.”
Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949) said by 1949 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I say it is not your pride that you are a Madrasi, it is not your pride that you a Brahmin, it is not your pride that you belong to South India, it is not your pride that you are a Hindu, that it is your pride that you are an Indian". "But this must transcend even national borders and extend to humanity because if ideas be only for the prosperity of your country, it would end where it began, by being a prophet to your own community and very probably to your own self.”
Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949) said by 1949 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source