Thought for today!

[manoharkumar]

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Rejoice, and men will seek you;
Grieve, and they turn and go.
They want full measure of all your pleasure,
But they do not need your woe.
Be glad, and your friends are many;
Be sad, and you lose them all.
There are none to decline your nectared wine,
But alone you must drink life's gall.

Dear Amalaji,

Thanks for a wonderful poem post. These lines are really beautiful..heard in one Hindi Kavi sammelan "Dukh mein aapka Chhaya bhi aapka saath nahin Deta"... so true words alone you must dringk life's gal".. very nice one.

Cheers.

 

[manoharkumar]

Remember, happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have. It depends solely on what you think. - Dale Carnegie

 

[arunarani76]

thought for today

A great marriage is not when the 'perfect couples' come together
It's when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences

 

[nannilam_balasubramanian]

I recently heard a proverb mentioning that "a flower vase having no flowers of attraction
is equal to not having a wife of his choice".

Balasubramanian
Ambattur

 

[mkrishna100]

A woman’s beautiful face attracts a flirter,
A woman’s beautiful heart attracts a lover,
A woman’s beautiful character attracts a man.
- Unknown

 

[prasad1]

A great marriage is not when the 'perfect couples' come together
It's when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences

I suppose that fits most of the successful marriages. The acceptance of imperfection is the key.

 

[nsmkrish]

This is about Cicero's quote. It is not good, surely. Knowing the past helps avoid mistakes committed in the past. I think it is more in the lines of George Santayana's 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it'.

 

[nsmkrish]

History ... is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind: Edward Gibbon.
That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach. Aldous Huxley
The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice: Mark Twain
[SIZE=-1][SIZE=-1]Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history: Plato
[SIZE=-1]History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity. Cicero



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[manoharkumar]

"However many holy words you read, however many you speak,
what good will they do you, if you do not act upon them?" ~ Buddha

 

[KR SUBRAHMANYAM]

There are two kinds of lives - one is the life of values and
the other is the life of valuables.


KR SUBRAHMANYAM
Secunderabad.

 

[renuka]

दुर्जनस्य च सर्पस्य वरं सर्पो न दुर्जनः सर्पो दंशति कालेन दुर्जनस्तु पदे पदे

" If you were to choose between an evil person and a snake to company with, opt for the snake.
Because the snake will bite you only in self defense but the evil person will put a bite for any reason and any time or always."


Taken from USBrahmins yahoo groups

 

[nannilam_balasubramanian]

A person's reputation is highly valued than his wealth.

Balasubramanian
Ambattur

 

[P R Subramanian]

[FONT='times new roman', serif]The individual activity of one man with backbone[/FONT]
[FONT='times new roman', serif]will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone.

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[FONT=georgia, serif]- William J.H. Boetcker[/FONT]​

 

[manoharkumar]

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today,​

and creates a vision for tomorrow.~Melody Beattie​

 

[KR SUBRAHMANYAM]

When we hear of a person's demise, we generally ask "How did he die?".
We do not ask "How did he live?". The focus should be on the kind of
life he lived.


KR SUBRAHMANYAM
Secunderabad

 

[P R Subramanian]

"Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens, not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst, a spark that creates extraordinary results. "

- Anonymous -​

 

[manoharkumar]

Lack of money is no obstacle. Lack of an idea is an obstacle. - Ken Hakuta

 

[KR SUBRAHMANYAM]

There are two ways of meeting difficulties. You alter the difficulties or you alter
yourself to match them.

- Phyllis Bottome.

KR SUBRAHMANYAM
Secunderabad.

 

[Brahin]

When we hear of a person's demise, we generally ask "How did he die?".
We do not ask "How did he live?". The focus should be on the kind of
life he lived.


KR SUBRAHMANYAM
Secunderabad

Yes true but if we know the person we know how he lived......

 

[P R Subramanian]

[FONT='times new roman', serif]"Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought"[/FONT]

​

[FONT='trebuchet ms', sans-serif]- Henri Bergson [/FONT]​

 

[KR SUBRAHMANYAM]

Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.


KR SUBRAHMANYAM
Secunderabad.

 

[manoharkumar]

Blessed is the person who sees the need, recognizes the responsibility,
and actively becomes the answer.~William Arthur Ward

 

[nannilam_balasubramanian]

Normally if a person does a job hesitatingly or reluctantly, it appears to be
difficult and it may not be that easy to achieve i.e. thunder accompanys lightning
or cloud embraces its silver lining.

Balasubramanian
Ambattur

 

[mano]

இன்பமோ துன்பமோ எது வரினும் இதுவும் கடந்து போகும்

 

[P R Subramanian]

"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent"

- Mahatma Gandhi -​