Thursday, July 2, 2009

PEARLS OF WISDOM

The more you read, the more you discover your ignorance.
The more you speak of yourself, the more you are likely to lie.
The most common of crimes is killing of time.
The most difficult thing in the world is to know yourself.
The most useless thing you can give is excuse.
The most important single ingredient formula of success knows how to get along with the people.
The nearer you come to God, the more you feel peace.
Time is devourer of all things.
Time wasted is life wasted.
Time is the scarcest source and unless it is managed, nothing can be managed.
To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
To achieve all that is possible, we must attempt impossible.
To be good only yourself is to be good for nothing.
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.
To be intimate with a foolish friend is like going to bed with a razor.
To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.
To conceal ignorance is to increase it.
To become wise, always supervise your thoughts.
To conquer one self is a greater task than conquering others.
To do little is bad, to do nothing is worse.
To err is human, to forgive divine.
To enjoy good health, avoid anxiety, anger and greed.
To express our love at the Creator, we must love HIS creation.
To gossip is a fault; to libel a crime; to slander a sin.
To lengthen the life, lessen the meals.
To handle yourself use your head, to handle others use your heart.
To live afresh each day without the conflicts of yesterday, would make us better people.
To make friends, be friendly with others.
To read without reflecting is like eating without digestion.
The oil of bhakti feeds the lamp of the Lord seated in our heart.
The only way to get best of an argument is to avoid it.
The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
The only way to have real friends is to be one your self.
The planting of a tree is worth the prayers of the whole year.
The richest person is one who is content with whatever he posses.
The real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.
The roots of education are bitter but the fruits are sweet.
The scars of others should teach us caution.
The shoemaker makes a good shoe because he makes nothing else.
The secret of education lies in respecting others.
The silent calm people will manifest a more enduring form of success than those who are noisy and restless.
The source of happiness is within us.
The thinner your waist-line, the longer your life-line.
The strongest man in the world is the one who stands most alone.
The tongue has no bones but it can break many.
The tongue is a rope by which many hang themselves.
The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.
The trouble is that everyone talks about reforming others but none thinks about him/her.
The true art of memory is the true art of attention.
The truth is always the strongest argument.

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