Thursday, May 17, 2012

Proverbs that inspires - Part 1

A proverb is a simple and concrete saying, which expresses a truth or practical precept.
Although they are short, they convey the deep meanings when carefully read and for couple of times. Here are some proverbs that provoke the way of living and the life.

 1) Though others do wrong to one, it is best not to return the same in wrath. - Thirukural.

 2)  What kind of people cannot be put in right course of life even by force?
- the habituated rowdy, the one who is always doubtful of everything,the irreversibly pessimistic and the "ungrateful ones" -    v-17. Ratna maalika by Shankaracharya.

 3) Good and evil of this world by duality are unreal, spoken by words and exist only in mind. -        Bhagavatam XI,CH. XXII.
4) The cyclone derives its powers from a calm center.so does a person.   - Norman vincent peale.
5) From the bitterness of disease, man learns the sweetness of health.    -Catalan proverb.
6) There are two primary choices in life - to accept conditions as they exist or accept the responsibility for changing them.   - Denis Waitley.
7) The greatest barrier for our success is the fear of failure.    - Sven Goran Eriksson.
8) Our attitude towards life determines life's attitude towards us.  - John mitchell.
9) Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind dont matter and those who matter dont mind     - Dr.Seuss.
10) If you have any anger against a wrong doer,how is it you dont have anger against anger,as it     forcibly blocks the path to duty, wealth,love and liberation    .- Upanishad.
11) Forgive your enemies,but never forget their names    - JFK.
12) The greatest use of a life is to spend it for something that will outlast it   - William James.
13) You may think grass is greener on the other side,but if you take the time to water your own grass it would be just green.  - (unknown)
14) Adopt the pace of nature:her secret is patience. - Ralph Waldo Emerson.
15) The sound of silence is a powerful tool that can bring balance to conditions and act as a gateway to experiencing the heart of stillness .( mentor)
16) The cows of various colours,yield the same colour milk,similarly the knoweldge( of the self)is seen as the milk.The various books, methods,dogmas are various colours of cow.-Upanishad.
17) If you take teh responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.-Les brown.
18) Focus on one thought or object at a time. By doing this,we can be quiet and attain true peace of mind. (unknown )
19) The mind has been classified in to two as the pure mind and the impure one.That which is always involved in some desire is the impure one.The other,which doesnt indulge in desire at all,is the pure one . - Upanishad.
20) To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream;not only plan;but also believe - Anatole France.
21) When you say that you agree with a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.  - Ottovon Bismarck.
22) Just remember, theres a right way and a wrong way to do everything and the wrong way is to keep trying to make everybody else do it the right way.  - MASH, Colonel Poher.
23) Put your positive thoughts honestly and untiringly in to actions and you dont have to strive for the success, you will be inundated by it.   -(unknown)
24) The level of consciousness is like a radio station,you and me how we are able to see because of consciousness, once that level is increased or decreased,we can encounter other conscious people.     -(unknown)
25)  I love life because what more is there?    - Anthony hopkins.


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