Premchand Quotes

प्रेमचंद के अनमोल विचार

India's largest collection of Munshi Premchand quotes. 240+ authentic quotes on life, love, society, education, poverty, and humanity — in both Hindi and English.

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Most popular and impactful quotes from Premchand

Life
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Hope is a great thing, and then there is the hope of children! Their imagination can turn a mustard seed into a mountain.

Life
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There is light within him and hope outside.

Life
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The blessings of elders go straight to Allah’s court and are heard immediately.

Life
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How much sacrifice, goodness, and wisdom there is in this child!

Life
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What a fine fate! We do the labor, while others enjoy the fruits.

Life
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There was not even a trace of disgust for that dog in Halku’s pure soul.

Life

जीवन

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Authentic quotations from Premchand's works concerning life, hardship, hope, relationships, work, experience, and human nature.

Life
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Hope is a great thing, and then there is the hope of children! Their imagination can turn a mustard seed into a mountain.

Life
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There is light within him and hope outside.

Life
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May God keep the child safe; these days too shall pass.

Life
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The blessings of elders go straight to Allah’s court and are heard immediately.

Life
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How much sacrifice, goodness, and wisdom there is in this child!

Life
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Without a blanket, how could he spend the night in the fields during the cold months?

Love

प्रेम

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Authentic quotations from Premchand's literary works concerning love, affection, marriage, companionship, trust, sacrifice, desire, and emotional attachment

Love
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Love cannot exist without trust. With someone to whom you cannot tell your worst, you cannot truly be in love.

Love
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You can enjoy yourself with someone and indulge in pleasure, but that is not necessarily love.

Love
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I only wish that my husband should always love me.

Love
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You have no idea how I knew. I see it in your eyes.

Love
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Why does love need words? Words are needed when one must convince someone of one’s complete devotion and absolute loyalty.

Love
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There was immense joy in simply talking to one another and sitting together.

Society

समाज

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Verified quotations by Premchand concerning society, caste, inequality, justice, and social relations.

Society
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Why are we low and they high? Just because they wear a sacred thread around their neck?

Society
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Who understands the pain of the poor! We may even die, and no one comes to our door; giving a shoulder is a different matter.

Society
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She will go to heaven; otherwise, will these fat people go, who rob the poor with both hands and wash their sins by bathing in the Ganges and offering water at temples?

Society
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They steal, they commit fraud, they bring false lawsuits. In what way are they higher than us?

Society
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The whole village drinks water from this well. No one is forbidden, only these unfortunate people cannot draw it.

Society
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This is what is called a panchayat! Milk has been separated from water and water from milk.

Education

शिक्षा

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Authentic passages by Premchand concerning education, learning, knowledge, intellect, experience, and the purpose of study.

Education
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Merely passing examinations is not the real thing. The real thing is the development of intellect.

Education
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Pride leads to fall. Ravana was proud and lost everything.

Education
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Knowledge is an adornment of human character.

Education
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There is a kind of dilemma among educated youths who are merely concerned with securing their livelihood, which prevents them from speaking the unpleasant truth.

Education
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Civilization is something else; it is not as much related to the body as it is to the mind.

Education
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Sometimes an accidental shot also hits the target, but that does not make one a successful player.

Poverty

गरीबी

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Authentic quotations from Premchand's works concerning poverty, debt, hunger, exploitation, peasants, labor, inequality, social exclusion, and economic injustice

Poverty
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It was a strange life. Apart from two or four earthen vessels, there was no property in the house. Covering their nakedness with torn rags, they somehow lived on.

Poverty
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The glory of fate! We do the laboring, while others enjoy the fruits.

Poverty
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Why don't you give up farming? Work yourself to death, give away the produce as arrears, and be done with it. We were apparently born only to pay debts.

Poverty
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Let us work for wages. At least we will get one peaceful meal. No one will be able to lord it over us.

Poverty
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The three rupees had been saved, one penny at a time, from his wages for a blanket. Today they were being taken away.

Poverty
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Step by step, his head was being crushed under the weight of his poverty.

Women

नारी

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Verified quotations from Premchand concerning women, marriage, dowry, women's dignity, domestic equality, motherhood, widowhood, and women's agency

Women
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A girl has a right to a share in her parents’ earnings.

Women
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My parents have raised me with great hardship. Is my marriage meant to leave them burdened with debt?

Women
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If they have money to spare, let my parents give as much as they wish; I do not object.

Women
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But when they are struggling for every penny, is it a daughter’s duty to drown herself in order to marry?

Women
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If you take even a single penny in dowry, I will not marry you.

Women
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Sona had gained the leadership not only of the women but of the men as well.

Religion

धर्म

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Authentic passages from Premchand's fiction dealing with religion, faith, religious freedom, ritual, communal harmony, caste, morality, and the relationship between religion and justice.

Religion
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Religion and trade should not be weighed on the same scale. Religion is religion, trade is trade; they have nothing to do with each other. Religion is merely the ornament of commerce. It suits the wealthy. When the stomach is empty, invoking God is a sin.

Religion
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Nowadays religion has become a den of tricksters. In this pure ocean, crocodiles are lying in wait. Their business is to swallow simple and innocent devotees.

Religion
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Religion is a bond for the soul. Whatever my reason accepts is my religion; the rest is superstition.

Religion
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The principles of religion are all the same. The foundations of Hinduism and Islam alike rest upon service, sacrifice, compassion and purification of the soul.

Religion
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I cannot weigh religion on the scales of profit and loss.

Religion
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In the eyes of the law of friendship, friendship has its place, but the observance of justice is paramount.

Literature

साहित्य

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Authentic quotations from Premchand on literature, language, story-writing, novels, art, criticism, society, and the writer's role

Literature
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Literature is the creation of man; therefore it is intelligible, accessible, and limited by bounds.

Literature
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The true pleasure of literature is founded on beauty and truth.

Literature
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The purpose of literature is to reveal and create that higher joy which comes from beauty and truth.

Literature
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Literature is concerned less with intellect than with emotions.

Humanity

मानवता

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Premchand's views on human nature and compassion, the human condition, and the moral and ethical responsibilities of individuals and society.

Humanity
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No one sells his integrity for friendship. God resides in the heart of the panch.

Humanity
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Whatever comes from the mouth of the panch comes from God.

Humanity
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At this moment, you and the old aunt are equal in our eyes.

Humanity
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One does not sell one’s conscience for friendship.

Humanity
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The knowledge of one’s responsibility often reforms our narrow behavior.

Humanity
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The greatest happiness in life lies in making others happy, not in robbing them of happiness.

— Munshi Premchand

Inspiration

प्रेरणा

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Authentic quotes from Premchand on motivational and uplifting messages to inspire courage, determination, and perseverance

Inspiration
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Courageous souls do not care about opposition when pursuing a good cause; in the end, they prevail.

— Munshi Premchand
Inspiration
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No school has ever been opened that teaches more through adversity than any other.

— Munshi Premchand
Inspiration
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Do not sell your integrity for friendship.

Inspiration
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The heart of the panch contains God.

Inspiration
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Whatever comes from the mouth of the panch comes from God.

Inspiration
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At the seat of the panch, no one is a friend or an enemy; only justice matters.

Patriotism

देशभक्ति

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Authentic quotations from Premchand's works concerning swaraj, freedom, national service, self-rule, sacrifice, courage, political awakening, and the responsibilities of citizens.

Patriotism
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Swaraj means our own rule. Is it not better to have our own rule in our own country than someone else's rule?

Patriotism
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Swaraj will be achieved through inner strength and effort: give up hatred for one another and settle your own disputes among yourselves.

Patriotism
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Wear cloth made in your own home, abandon the courts, give up intoxicants, educate your children in righteousness, and live in harmony—that is swaraj.

Patriotism
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The only way to attain swaraj is self-restraint; it is the great remedy that can destroy all our ills at their root.

Patriotism
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The weakness of the soul is the principal cause of subjection. Make the soul strong, master the senses and control the mind.

Patriotism
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Without inner strength, swaraj can never be attained.

Truth

सत्य

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Verified quotations from Premchand on truth, justice, integrity, conscience, duty, and moral courage.

Truth
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Will you not speak the truth for fear of offending someone?

Truth
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No one sells his conscience for the sake of friendship. God resides in the heart of the Panch.

Truth
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Whatever comes from the mouth of the Panch comes from God.

Truth
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Before the Panch, who can make the false appear true?

Truth
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When seated as a Panch, no one is anyone’s friend or enemy; nothing is visible except justice.

Truth
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We are not among those who sell their conscience for pennies.

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About Premchand Quotes

The Upanyas Samrat

Munshi Premchand (1880-1936), known as the "Upanyas Samrat" (Emperor of Novels), left behind not just stories and novels, but also timeless wisdom that continues to resonate with readers today.

His quotes reflect his deep understanding of human nature, society, and the struggles of common people.

Premchand's words on life, love, society, women's rights, education, and humanity remain as relevant today as they were a century ago. His quotes inspire millions of readers in Hindi and English across the world.

प्रेमचंद के विचारों का महत्व

मुंशी प्रेमचंद के विचार आज भी उतने ही प्रासंगिक हैं जितने उनके समय में थे।

उनके शब्द हमें जीवन, प्रेम, समाज और मानवता के बारे में गहरी सीख देते हैं।

यहाँ प्रस्तुत उनके अनमोल वचन हिंदी और अंग्रेज़ी दोनों भाषाओं में उपलब्ध हैं।

"Literature is criticism of life."

"साहित्य जीवन की आलोचना है।"

— Munshi Premchand