Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself. Chinese Proverb No matter how learned a person is, their knowledge is of little use without proper guidance. And that is where teachers come in. A good teacher not only hones their students’ knowledge, but also gives them the confidence to make it big in life.
The greatest use of a life is to spend it for something that will outlast it. William James As the world population nears the eight-billion mark, our planet faces an unprecedented strain on its resources. And as short-sighted, selfish policies lead to avoidable conflicts, one cannot help wondering where we have gone wrong.
A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence. Pythagoras Man is the only animal that can not only vocalize coherently, but even uses speech as a means of communication. That said, remarkably, it is not the ability to speak that makes a person stand out, but rather the ability to Read more…
When a man really desires a thing so deeply that he is willing to stake his entire future on a single turn of the wheel in order to get it, he is sure to win. Napoleon Hill Any worthwhile goal in life entails its fair share of challenges. While these setbacks are more like life’s Read more…
A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn’t see the clouds at all – he’s walking on them. Leonard Louis Levinson A lot of our life depends on how we approach it. It might sound clichéd, but we really do have Read more…
It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees. Emiliano Zapata A person’s ideals are part of their identity; they arguably define the person even more than their appearances do. As a result, people who are steadfast on their beliefs naturally command more respect than those who keep changing theirs Read more…
Teachers, who educate children, deserve more honor than parents, who merely gave them birth; for the latter provided mere life, while the former ensure a good life. Aristotle Education is the greatest gift that parents can bestow upon their children, for education is what sets one man apart from another. We can give our kids Read more…
If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don’t, they never were. Kahlil Gibran One of the hardest decisions in life is to let go of the people we love. No matter how irrepressible our desire is to cling on to them, we must let Read more…
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.
