Saturday, August 29, 2009

Point to ponder:

1. Do it alone; it adds value! (7/22/09)

2. If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there!

3."The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus."

4.We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand... and melting like a snowflake. Let us use it before it is too late!

5. Never regret!



If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's experience.

6.The only cure for grief is action!

7. Pleasure in trhe job puts perfection in the work! (7/30/09)



8. The wise sees knowledge and action as one; they see truly!

9. Anyone who lives within their means suffer from lack of imagination!

10. Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try!

11. No matter how far you have gone down the wrong road, turn back!

12. “The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.”

- Albert Einstein



13.Well done is twice done! (8/7/09)

14. “Whether you think you can or think you can't — you are right!”



-Henry Ford



15 “Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.”

16. “Time wasted is existence; used is life.”



~ Edward Young

17. “The man who moved the mountain began by carrying away small stones”



18. “You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.”



~Mahatma Gandhi



19. “The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.”



~Guatama Buddha



20. “Think positively about yourself, keep your thoughts and actions clean, ask God who made you to keep on remaking you.”



~Norman Vincent Peale



21. Appreciation is a wonderful thing; it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well!



22. “We never listen when we are eager to speak”



23. “Life is suffering”



~Guatama Buddha



24. Don't wait for your ship to come; swim out to it!



25. “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning today is young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.” (25/8/09)



~ Henry Ford



Exceptions:

A. Two quotes of Chanakya – Looks good to me







“Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform”.







“The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you”.



B. “God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple”.





C.“A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first”.



D. He who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away; but he who is not in our heart is far though he may really be nearby.



E. “As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family”.



F. “The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction”.



G. In a state where the ruler lives like a common man, the citizens live like kings do. And in the state where the ruler lives like a king, the citizens live like beggars do”.



H. “The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.”



I. “What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.”

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