Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. Malcolm Forbes Our mind is like a blank piece of paper when we are born. Whatever we learn in our formative years stays with us for the rest of our lives. And that is where our education plays a key role. It leaves Read more…
Every man dies. Not every man really lives. William Wallace Regardless of the cultural and religious beliefs about the life after death, the general consensus around the world is that the life we live here is transient. This fact gets increasingly conspicuous as we grow older.
Tact is the art of convincing people that they know more than you do. Raymond Mortimer Tact and diplomacy are skills that do not just come in handy in business, but in life as well. Without a confident persuasive technique, it is hard to get your way in a world as complex as ours.
We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves. Henry Ward Beecher No worldly joy comes anywhere close to the joy of becoming a parent. A child is arguably the greatest gift a couple can hope for. Words can never describe the ecstasy that parenthood entails. Someone who hasn’t been a Read more…
The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Henri Frederic Amiel We all need a roadmap, a game plan to bring our plans to fruition. Once we have a clear vision about where we see ourselves in the future, we can start working in that direction. However, often times, Read more…
If you get up one more time than you fall, you will make it through. Chinese proverb Success is all about determination and a never-say-die attitude. The history of mankind can attest to the fact that no one ever made it big in life without running into any roadblocks. In fact, perseverance is the hallmark Read more…
Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. Will Rogers Having goals in life is a prerequisite to success; a person with no ambitions cannot aspire to get very far in life. That said, having a roadmap is no guarantee in itself that one will make Read more…
The world suffers a lot. Not because of the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of good people. Napoleon Bonaparte Often times, we are witnesses to events that call for our intervention and yet we choose to keep quiet. This reluctance to speak up is generally construed as our acceptance.
The most solid stone in the structure is the lowest one in the foundation. Kahlil Gibran Let’s face it, at some point in our lives, we have all been guilty of looking down at people coming from the lowest strata of the society. Not only do we underestimate the things they do to improve the Read more…
Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity. Oprah Winfrey Over the course of our lives, we get more than one opportunity to accomplish our objectives. What ultimately sets one person apart from another is what they make of these chances.
