babasaheb ambedkar quotes

babasaheb ambedkar quotes

“A bitter thing cannot be made sweet.
The taste of anything can be changed.
But poison cannot be changed into nectar.”

“One cannot have any respect or regard for men who take the position of the reformer and
then refuse to see the logical consequences of that position, let alone following them out in action.”

“Religion must mainly be a matter of principles only. It cannot be a matter of rules. The moment it degenerates into rules, it ceases to be a religion, as it kills responsibility which is an essence of the true religious act.”

 

 

 

“For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required is a profound and thorough conviction of the justice, necessity and importance of political and social rights.”

“Constitution is not a mere lawyers document, it is a vehicle of Life, and its spirit is always the spirit of Age.”

“The basic idea underlying religion is to create an atmosphere for the spiritual development of the individual.”

“My definition of democracy is -

A form and a method of Government whereby revolutionary changes in the social life are brought about without bloodshed.

That is the real test. It is perhaps the severest test. But when you are judging the quality of the material you must put it to the severest test.”

 

 

“Law and order are the medicine of the politic body and when the politic body gets sick, medicine must be administered.”

“The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.”

“Freedom of mind is the real freedom.
A person whose mind is not free though he may not be in chains, is a slave, not a free man.
One whose mind is not free, though he may not be in prison, is a prisoner and not a free man.
One whose mind is not free though alive, is no better than dead.
Freedom of mind is the proof of one's existence.”

“Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.”

“History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested themselves unless there was sufficient force to compel them.”

“Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean,
man does not lose his being in the society in which he lives.
Man's life is independent.
He is born not for the development of the society alone, but for the development of his self too.”

“Indifferentism is the worst kind of disease that can affect people.”

 

“Humans are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant needs watering. Otherwise both will wither and die.”

“Life should be great rather than long.”