Thoughts Talk

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We’ve learned how to make a living, but not a life. We’ve added years to life not life to years. We’ve been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We’ve done larger things, but not better things. We’ve cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We’ve conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but ac...

Action expresses priority. ~M. K. Gandhi

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