Short Biography of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and his motivational and inspirational quotes
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was born on October 31st, 1875 at Nadiad in Kheda district of Gujarat. His parents Jhaverbhai Patel and Ladbai came from an ordinary farmer family. His father was a farmer. It is said that his father had in early life and enrolled himself in the army of Rani of Jhansi and fought against British. Vallabhbhai was the fourth son in a family of five brothers and a sister. His parents believed in the policy of simple living and high thinking.
His parents brought up little Vallabh with love and care. The little child Vallabh had a wonderful sparkle in his eyes. He had every sign of greatness in him since his childhood.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel received his early education at Karamsad and then at Petlad, a small town about eleven kilometres away, in a school where English was taught up to the fifth standard. He matriculated from the Nadiad High school. His family could not finances college education and therefore, he prepared for the ‘District Pleaders’ examination for which he had to borrow most of the books. He passed the examination and took up law practice at Godhra, later shifting to Borsad, where he became quite proficient in handling criminal cases.
Sardar Patel’s biggest achievement was to persuade all the princely states and kingdoms to give up their sovereignty and be united under one India. For this mammoth task, he earned the tittle “The Iron Man of India”. It was a huge service to the nation.
Here are 27 best motivational and inspirational quotes by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel that are able to provide you hugemotivation and positive energy.
1.“The progress of a person depends on its courage, its character and its power to make sacrifice.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
2.“Death is divine; nobody can give life, neither can he take it.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
3.“Infighting leads to waste of energy. The very foundation of ours has been laid on peaceful coexistence.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
4.“We should remove the dirt of slavery that pervades around us. If the stink of slavery persists even after gaining freedom, the fragrance of freedom would not pervade.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
5.“We should forget that we are Sikhs, Jats or Rajput is, we should just keep that we Indians first, Who has both rights and duties towards this country.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
6.“There is no use of faith in the absence of strength. Both faith and power are necessary to accomplish any great task.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
7.“Manpower without unity is not a strength unless it is harmonized and united properly, then it becomes a spiritual power.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
8.“Faith is of no evil in the absence of strength. Faith and strength, both are essential to accomplish any great work.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
9.“It is the prime responsibility of every citizen to feel that his country is free and to defend its freedom is his duty.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
10.“Even if we lose the wealth of thousands, and our life is sacrificed, we should keep smiling and be cheerful keeping our faith in God and Truth.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
11.“My only desire is that India should be a good producer and no one should be hungry, shedding tears for food in the country.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
12“Marriage of children at small age is as good as slaughtering them, what can be greater sin and cruelty than this?”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
13.“Your goodness is impediment in your way, so let your eyes be red with anger, and try to fight the injustice with a firm hand.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
14.“There is something unique in this soil, which despite many obstacles has always remained the abode of great souls.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
15.“In a domestic Government unity and co-operation are essential requisites.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
16.“Work is undoubtedly worship but laughter is life. Any one who takes life too seriously must prepare himself for a miserable existence. Anyone who greets joys and sorrows with equal facility can really get the best of life.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
17.“By common endeavor we can raise the country to a new greatness, while a lack of unity will expose us to fresh calamities”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
18.“A war based on Satyagraha is always of two kinds. One is the war we wage against injustice, and the other we fight our won weaknesses.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
19.“Take to the path of dharma – the path of truth and justice. Don’t misuse your valour. Remain united. March forward in all humility, but fully awake to the situation you face, demanding your rights and firmness.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
20.“Little pools of water tend to become stagnant and useless, but if they are joined together to form a big lake the atmosphere is cooled and there is universal benefit.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
21.“We feel jealous at the progress and prosperity of our own brother, let alone others. We cannot tolerate it; this is a great demerit of the people of the Earth, which needs to be eliminated urgently.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
22.“Every Indian should now forget that he is a Rajput, a Sikh or a Jat. He must remember that he is an Indian.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
23.“If you remain soft than more and more burden will be loaded on your shoulders.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
24.“Discipline and organisation mean half the battle won.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
25.“Non-violence has to be observed in thought, word and deed. The measure of our non-violence will be the measure of our success.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
26.“The lack of unity will bring never difficulties before us. If we will not work together in everybody’s interest, the country would be engulfed in an environment of darkness and unruliness.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
27.“The negligence of a few could easily send a ship to the bottom, but if it has the wholehearted cooperation of all on board it can be safely brought to port.”- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
End of his life
In the year 1950, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s health started declining. That was the time when he realised that he was not going to live much longer. On 15th November 1950 he was attacked by a massive heart attack, the great soul left the world.
He was posthumously conferred the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, in 1991. In the year 2014, his birthday, October 31st, was declared as ‘Rashtriya Ekta Diwas’.
