Thoughts Talk

One two buckle my shoe. Three, four, knock at the door. Five, six, pick up sticks. Seven, eight, lay them straight. Nine, ten, a big fat hen. ...Eleven, twelve, dig and delve. Thirteen, fourteen, maids a-courting. Fifteen, sixteen, maids in the kitchen. Seventeen, eighteen, maids in waiting. Nineteen, twenty, my plate's empty. ~Nursery Rhyme

Remember, you can always stoop and pick up nothing. ~Charlie Chaplin

We think too much and feel too little. ~Charlie Chaplin

I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it. If people are disillusioned by that remark, I can't help it. It's the truth. ~Charlie Chaplin

I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the make-up made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked onto the stage he was fully born. ~Charlie Chaplin

kaphar hunna bhanda marnu ramro. 'It is better to die than be a coward.' ~Gorkha Regiment Motto, Indian Army

I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose. ~Charlie Chaplin

Live in Joy, in Love. Even among those who hate, Live in Joy, in Health. Even among the afflicted, Live in Joy, in Peace. Even among the troubled, Look within, Be still. Free from fear and attachment. Know the sweet joy of the way. Master your senses. What you taste and smell? What you see? What you hear? ...In all things. Be a Master, of what you do, and say, and think. Be Free. Are you quiet? Calm your body. Calm your mind. By your own efforts, Waken yourself. Watch yourself. And live Joyfully. Follow the truth of The Way, Reflect upon it. Make it your own. Live it. It will always sustain you.

I can do all things through him, who strengthens me. ~Philippians 4:13, Holy Bible

Neti ! Neti ! Neti ! ~Quintessence Of All Vedas I gained nothing at all from Supreme Enlightenment, and for that very reason it is called Supreme Enlightenment. ~Lord Buddha Life is the sum of all your choices. ~Albert Camus There are years that ask questions, and years that answer. ~Zora Neale Hurston People spend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idle dreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill the emptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed to search was within. ~Ramona L. Anderson Open your heart - open it wide; someone is standing outside. ~ Mary Engelbreit [Believe: A Christmas Treasury] Listen to the still, small voice. Every time you finish anything, stop, sit (if possible), relax, and ask "Now what?" Listen for the answer. Then do it. ~Author Unknown "...God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble." ~1 Peter 5:5 One can remain alive ...

The first attribute that characterizes the greater man from the moron is his thicker layer of inhibition. ~Martin H. Fischer

The greatest truths are the simplest: so likewise are the greatest men. ~Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers, 1827

A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent. ~William Blake, "Auguries of Innocence," Poems from the Pickering Manuscript We tell lies when we are afraid... afraid of what we don't know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us.  But every time we tell a lie, the thing that we fear grows stronger. ~Tad Williams The truth is more important than the facts. ~Frank Lloyd Wright Respect for the truth is an acquired taste. ~Mark Van Doren, Liberal Education , 1943 A little candor never leaves me.  It is what protects me. ~Antonio Porchia, Voces , 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin Man is least himself when he talks in his own person.  Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. ~Oscar Wilde Always tell the truth.  If you can't always tell the truth, don't lie. ~Author Unknown

The big question isn't "can you make a rich difference in the world today?". The real question is "will you?" ~Robin Sharma

I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution. ~Andrew Carnegie Past few days have made me respect Philanthropic efforts people make. I realized that some of these donations that people make help not just the poor, but everyone. I strongly recommend one such effort. Its an eye hospital - http://www.facebook.com/sankaraeye - Sankara Eye Care Institutions. Every room in this hospital is donated by people. The service quality is better than any private hospital or government hospital.

Nature designed with a random set of genes and circumstances in which we were born. To be happy, we have to accept it and make the most of nature’s design. Are you? Goals will help you do that. I must add, don’t just have career or academic goals. Set goals to give you a balanced, successful life. I use the word balanced before successful. Balanced means ensuring your health, relationships, mental peace are all in good order. — Chetan Bhagat

I’ve told you the four thunderstorms – disappointment, frustration, unfairness and isolation. You cannot avoid them, as like the monsoon they will come into your life at regular intervals. You just need to keep the raincoat handy to not let the spark die. — Chetan Bhagat

Life is not to be taken seriously, as we are really temporary here. We are like a pre-paid card with limited validity. If we are lucky, we may last another 50 years. And 50 years is just 2,500 weekends. Do we really need to get so worked up? It’s ok, bunk a few classes, goof up a few interviews, fall in love. We are people, not programmed devices. — Chetan Bhagat

The world’s most sensible person and the biggest idiot both stay within you. The worst part is you can’t even tell who is who. - Chetan Bhagat, 2 states: the story of my marriage

Love marriages around the world are simple: Boy loves girl. Girl loves boy. They get married. In India , there are a few more steps: Boy loves Girl. Girl loves Boy. Girl's family has to love boy. Boy's family has to love girl. Girl's Family has to love Boy's Family. Boy's family has to love girl's family. Girl and Boy still love each other. They get married.

"Karaagre vasathe Lakshmi Karamadhye Saraswathi Karamoolethu Govinda Prabhathey Karadarshanam." The finger tips are ascribed to Goddess Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth, the palm to Goddess Saraswati - the Goddess of learning and the part of hand near the wrist to God. Therefore, every morning, one should have a respectful look at one's hand which symbolizes honest labor.

In my Country there is Honest Corruption. In India there is Dishonest Corruption. ~A Foreign Industrialist to an Indian Journalist (The Big Fight, NDTV) (Means: If I pay bribe in my country work gets done. If I pay something to somebody in India, my work still doesn't get done.)

To have become a deeper man is the privilege of those who have suffered. ~Oscar Wilde

The healthy and strong individual is the one who asks for help when he needs it. Whether he's got an abscess on his knee or in his soul. ~Rona Barrett

A Short History of Medicine 2000 B.C. - "Here, eat this root." 1000 B.C. - "That root is heathen, say this prayer." 1850 A.D. - "That prayer is superstition, drink this potion." 1940 A.D. - "That potion is snake oil, swallow this pill." 1985 A.D. - "That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic." 2000 A.D. - "That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root." ~Author Unknown

In the sick room, ten cents' worth of human understanding equals ten dollars' worth of medical science. ~Martin H. Fischer

The mark of a successful man is one that has spent an entire day on the bank of a river without feeling guilty about it. ~Author Unknown

When Mozart was composing at the end of the eighteenth century, the city of Vienna was so quiet that fire alarms could be given verbally, by a shouting watchman mounted on top of St. Stefan's Cathedral. In twentieth-century society, the noise level is such that it keeps knocking our bodies out of tune and out of their natural rhythms. This ever-increasing assault of sound upon our ears, minds, and bodies adds to the stress load of civilized beings trying to live in a highly complex environment. ~Steven Halpern

Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you. ~John De Paola

Sometimes it seems your ever-increasing list of things to do can leave you feeling totally undone. ~Susan Mitchell and Catherine Christie, I'd Kill for a Cookie

Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering. ~Pooh's Little Instruction Book, Alan Alexander Milne

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important. ~Bertrand Russell

Sometimes it's important to work for that pot of gold. But other times it's essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow. ~Douglas Pagels, These Are the Gifts I'd Like to Give to You

So many people spend their health gaining wealth, and then have to spend their wealth to regain their health. ~A.J. Reb Materi, Our Family

There is something in sickness that breaks down the pride of manhood. ~Charles Dickens

Mens sana in corpore sano. (Your prayer must be for a sound mind in a sound body.) ~Juvenal

The power of love to change bodies is legendary, built into folklore, common sense, and everyday experience. Love moves the flesh, it pushes matter around.... Throughout history, "tender loving care" has uniformly been recognized as a valuable element in healing. ~Larry Dossey

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. ~World Health Organization, 1948

May all beings everywhere plagued with sufferings of body and mind quickly be freed from their illnesses. May those frightened cease to be afraid, and may those bound be free. May the powerless find power, and may people think of befriending each other. May those who find themselves in trackless, fearful wilderness-- the children, the aged, the unprotected-- be guarded by beneficent celestials, and may they swiftly attain enlightenment. ~A Buddhist Precept