Pt. Kanhaiya Lal Misra - My Father Quotes

“Reason will always be logical,
Logic not always reasonable,
For truth from reason derivable,
And logic falsehood multipliable.”
― Munindra Misra, Pt. Kanhaiya Lal Misra - My Father

“The judicial wheel is rounded with equality, oiled with honour and functions smoothly with honesty – principally when both members of the Bench and Bar shoulder their responsibilities seriously.”
― Munindra Misra, Pt. Kanhaiya Lal Misra - My Father

“To write about him is to write about Greatness. To discuss him is to
discuss Intellectual Brilliance. To think of him is to think of Modesty,
Simplicity and Lucidity. To remember him is to remember Nationalism at
its finest hour. He was not one of those who merely achieved greatness
nor certainly one of those upon whom greatness was thrust-he was in
fact born great.”
― Munindra Misra, Pt. Kanhaiya Lal Misra - My Father

“On Pt. K.L. Misra
Panditji lived a full life replete with achievements and honours. He was such a versatile and noble man that the like of him may not be born again. - Shanti Bhushan, Senior Advocate”
― Munindra Misra, Pt. Kanhaiya Lal Misra - My Father

“A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another and building a successful family is like building a home. A successful family based on unity, forgiveness and love takes careful planning, but it's worth every moment.”
― Munindra Misra, Pt. Kanhaiya Lal Misra - My Father

“When you lose reasoning you forget humanity,
When you forget laughter you lose Divinity.

Munindra Misra”
― Munindra Misra, Pt. Kanhaiya Lal Misra - My Father

“No account of the history of the Allahabad High Court can ever be
complete without an honourable and detailed reference to Pundit
Kanhaiya Lal Misra and the multifaceted and many splendoured trail
that he has left behind not only in the field of Law but in almost every
other sphere of noble human activity.”
― Munindra Misra, Pt. Kanhaiya Lal Misra - My Father

“On Pt. K.L. Misra
To write about him is to write about Greatness. To discuss him is to discuss Intellectual Brilliance. To think of him is to think of Modesty, Simplicity and Lucidity. To remember him is to remember Nationalism at its finest hour. He was not one of those who merely achieved greatness nor certainly one of those upon whom greatness was thrust-he was in fact born great. - Siddharth Shankar Ray, Senior Advocate”
― Munindra Misra, Pt. Kanhaiya Lal Misra - My Father

“Hypocrisy a homage is true,
That vice pays to virtue,
Be man - himself so true,
That no false does he brew.”
― Munindra Misra, Pt. Kanhaiya Lal Misra - My Father

“Man is but lost in wishes,
Of wealth, fame and riches,
This airy castle he stitches,
With logic that are his ditches.”
― Munindra Misra, Pt. Kanhaiya Lal Misra - My Father

“Speech one may regret,
Silence no sorrow begets,
Humility be born before honour,
Soft answer turns wrath’s corner”
― Munindra Misra, Pt. Kanhaiya Lal Misra - My Father

“Conduct, not speech, flowery”
― Munindra Misra, Pt. Kanhaiya Lal Misra - My Father

“Temper is a valuable possession,
Never lose it with your obsession,
The best way to win a fight,
- Do not be mad – it’s not right.

Temper is the strength of all,
Distemper – weakness and fall,
Tempered steel – strong and grit,
Distempered iron – weak and brit.”
― Munindra Misra, Pt. Kanhaiya Lal Misra - My Father

“God’s Creation - fulfillment of love;
Man’s creation - fulfillment of want”
― Munindra Misra, Pt. Kanhaiya Lal Misra - My Father

“A dog to vomit does turn,
A fool to folly but return,
The wise err and learn,
Gaining from each burn.”
― Munindra Misra, Pt. Kanhaiya Lal Misra - My Father

“Panditji lived a full life replete with achievements and honours. He was such a versatile and noble man that the like of him may not be born again.'

Sri Shanti Bhushan, Advocate”
― Munindra Misra, Pt. Kanhaiya Lal Misra - My Father

“I as a Judge of the Supreme Court of America should not be emotional", said Chief Justice Earl Warren, "but I must confess that though I have travelled all over the globe but never was I moved more emotionally than by the speech of the learned Advocate General of -Uttar Pradesh Mr. K.L. Misra today".

Sri Siddharth Shankar Ray, Advocate”
― Munindra Misra, Pt. Kanhaiya Lal Misra - My Father