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GREAT QUOTATION
The great quotation given below is by the Indian statesman, philosopher, and prominent author Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(1888-1975). He became George V Professor of Philosophy in Calcutta University
in 1921, the Spalding Professor of Eastern Religion and Ethics at Oxford
University in 1952, India’s first Vice President in 1952 , President of India
from 1962 to 1967 and received Bharat Ratna the highest Indian civilian award
in 1954.
The quotation that follows is from his book Living With A Purpose(1977). It is about the lives of fourteen great personalities including Guru Nanak, Kalidasa,
Raja Rammohan Roy, Rabindranath Tagore, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Acharya Jagdis
Bose, Acharya Shri Tulsi, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Lala Lajpat Rai, Sardar Vallabbhai
Patel, Motilal Nehru, Swami Dayanand Saraswati, Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Balgangadhar
Tilak.
Defining true greatness, Dr. Radhakrishnan writes:
“The truly great are not the men of wealth, of possessions,
not men who gain name and fame, but those who testify to the truth in them and
refuse to compromise whatever be the cost. They are determined to do what they
consider to be right. We may punish their bodies, refuse them comforts, but we
cannot buy their souls , we cannot break their spirits. Whoever possesses this invulnerability
of spirit even to a little extent deserves our admiration.”
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G. R. Kanwal
16th September 2023
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