Do not begin today with broken pieces of yesterday. Anonymous Disappointments and setbacks are part and parcel of life. They may even be regarded as important milestones in our lives, for they teach us to keep our feet grounded, avoid committing the same mistakes, or simply keep an eye out for complacency.

This world is a bitter tree, it has only two sweet nectar like fruits – one is soft voice and the other is company of gentlemen. Chanakya Several philosophers have likened the world to all sorts of undesirable things. Some have projected it as a place full of suffering and pain, while others have been Read more…

In the blackest soils grow the fairest flowers, and the loftiest and strongest trees spring heavenward among the rocks. J. G. Holland Adversity is not just part and parcel of human life, but also an essential ingredient thereof, for a life without hardships is an insipid life. In fact, our problems help us in more Read more…

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else. Ralph Waldo Emerson By nature, humans are calculating beings. Instead of focusing on and trying to aim for the best, they are always obsessed with the number of options they have. Even after they have somehow Read more…

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou Words not backed by emotions are as futile as a monkey’s fat. People often forget that man is not just a social, but also an emotional being. If mere words could convey everything, speech would have been Read more…

The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions. Chanakya A flower’s fragrance is not much good on its own; it depends on the wind to carry it. Even so, it only spreads in the direction of the wind. Those untouched by Read more…

Life can either be accepted or changed. If it is not accepted, it must be changed. If it cannot be changed, then it must be accepted. Anonymous Life is predictably unpredictable. Not even the best of astrologers can confidently foretell what the future holds. Several poets have likened life to a long, capricious river with Read more…

When all’s said and done, all roads lead to the same end. So it’s not so much which road you take, as how you take it. Charles de Lint There are different roads to success – some long, others not so much. Some roads are arduous and full of hardships, while others are relatively ‘easy’. Read more…

The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach. Benjamin Mays ‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.’ Most of us are familiar with this golden line from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem In Memoriam A.H.H. However, is Read more…

A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special. Nelson Mandela With most people, they are either skewed toward their head or their heart: they are either too practical or too emotional for their liking. However, Read more…