If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything. Mark Twain Much has been said and written about the importance of being truthful. Ancient philosophers often compared the power of truth to the sun and its rays. They stressed that one truth had the power to vanquish a thousand lies, that truth could Read more…
Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn. Benjamin Franklin Most unknowing men are ignorant by nature, not by choice. They are naturally unaware of their actions or words. They genuinely feel that they are doing or saying the right things, blissfully ignorant of their intellectual shortcomings. However, this is Read more…
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose. Bill Gates Success is a double-edged sword; it can both be the reason for motivation and complacency. For driven people, it can spur them on to aim for even greater feats. For them, success serves as a stepping stone to a Read more…
It doesn’t hurt to be optimistic. You can always cry later. Lucimar Santos de Lima Life is a roller-coaster ride; it is full of ups and down. While failures are part and parcel of life, some failures tend to thrust us into the jaws of defeatism. We begin to feel that no matter what we Read more…
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. Henry David Thoreau Our dreams are our raison d’être; they are the ones that keep us motivated. They can both force a person to go to bed early at night, or reduce their sleeping hours to Read more…
If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor. Eleanor Roosevelt How many times have you come across someone complaining about how unpredictable their life has become of late? How many times has that person been you? Life is an endless roller-coaster ride. It keeps throwing fresh challenges at you, Read more…
Perfectionism hampers success. In fact, it’s often the path to depression, anxiety, addiction, and life-paralysis. Brené Brown Most human beings are hard-working, success-oriented creatures. Their drive to succeed is what sets them apart from other living creatures that inhabit the planet. It is not uncommon to come across students burning the midnight oil or employees Read more…
God made the world round so we would never be able to see too far down the road. Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen) Human beings are queer beings. Their well-documented desire to know more about the future is as ridiculous as their fear of what is to come. This is obviously one of the many mysterious Read more…
Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out. John Wooden, Basketball Player and Coach Life is unpredictable. More often than not, things will not work out the way you expect them to. In such situations, it becomes important to adopt a proactive approach and be flexible in Read more…
Old friends cannot be created out of hand. Nothing can match the treasure of common memories, of trials endured together, of quarrels and reconciliations and generous emotions. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry CHECK OUT MORE QUOTES Facebook Instagram Twitter
