WISDOM

Quotes by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Words of wisdom from the visionary leader that continue to inspire millions

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"Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence."

— Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Education

"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."

— Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Religion

"Life should be great rather than long."

— Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Life

"If I find the constitution being misused, I shall be the first to burn it."

— Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Political

"Indians today are governed by two different ideologies. Their political ideal set in the preamble of the Constitution affirms a life of liberty, equality and fraternity. Their social ideal embodied in their religion denies them."

— Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Political

"So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you."

— Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Freedom

"Justice has always evoked ideas of equality, of proportion of compensation."

— Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Justice

"Be educated, be organised and be agitated."

— Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Activism

"Lost rights are never regained by appeals to the conscience of the usurpers, but by relentless struggle."

— Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Activism

"Democracy is not merely a form of government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience."

— Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Political

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

— Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Life

"I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved."

— Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Women

"Wisdom is the most important part of happiness."

— Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Wisdom

"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."

— Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Identity

"Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government."

— Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Political