Thursday, April 2, 2009

Inspirational Quotations by Mahatma Gandhi

• My Life is my Message
• We must be the Change we wish to see
• If my faith burns bright, as I hope it will even if I stand alone, I shall be alive in the grave, and what is more, speaking from it
• Whenever I see an erring man, I say to myself I have also erred; when I see a lustful man I say to myself, so was I once; and in this way I feel kinship with everyone in the world and feel that I cannot be happy without the humblest of us being happy.
• As soon as we lose the moral basis, we cease to be religious. There is no such thing as religion over-riding morality. Man, for instance,cannot be untruthful, cruel or incontinent and claim to have God on his side.
• God sometimes does try to the uttermost those whom he wishes to bless.
• I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all the lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any. I refuse to live in other people's houses as an interloper, a beggar or a slave.
• I am but a poor struggling soul yearning to be wholly good, wholly truthful and wholly non-violent in thought, word and deed, but ever failing to reach the ideal which I know to be true. It is a painful climb, but the pain of it is a positive pleasure to me. Each step upwards makes me feel stronger and fit for the next.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Famous Quotations by famous People.. 1

A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party:
there is no battle unless there be two. * Lucius Annaeus Seneca
In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience. * W. B. Prescott
Follow the three Rs:
Respect for self,
Respect for others and
Responsibility for all your actions. * The Dalai Lama
First you get on, then you get honest, then you get honors. * Lew Wasserman
Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative. * Oscar Wilde
You should have the determination of a bumble-bee, Aerodynamics says it cannot fly, but still it flies. * A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
To be a star you must follow your own light, follow your own path, and never fear the darkness,
for that is when the stars shine the brightest. * Unknown
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances. * Thomas Jefferson
Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. * Paul Boese
To some extent, while we think we are simply driving to work every morning to earn a living, the soul knows it is secretly engaged in a life-or-death struggle for its existence. * David Whyte
If we did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves. * Thomas Alva Edison
He restrains his friend from committing sins, and induces him to do good deeds.
He conceals the unseemly secrets of a friend, projecting only his good qualities.
He does not desert his friend in difficulties, but gives timely assistance. Saints describe these as the characteristics of a true friend. * Subhashita
You can’t think of risks. I have nothing to lose. You either make something that you like, or you don’t, and you throw it to the universe. * Mike Myers
Be a hero. Always say, “I have no fear.” Tell this to everyone — “Have no fear.” * Swami Vivekananda
It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. * Albert Einstein
If our thoughts and hopes are elsewhere, it is impossible for us to set our faces steadily toward the work required of us. * Anonymous
By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good we cultivate those that belong to humanity. * Vernon Howard
There are two kinds of truths. You can recognize small truth because its opposite is falsehood.
The opposite of a great truth is another great truth. * Niels Bohr
Good, the more communicated, more abundant grows. * John Milton