Wednesday, May 14, 2008

* The difference between doers and dreamers is that the latter wait for the mood before taking action while the farmer creates the mood by acting.

* A moment of stress takes away the maximum efficiency with minimum friction.

* A lot of stress arises from people who don’t think and thinker who don’t act.

* One thing is sure if you learn to laugh at your problems, you will have something to laugh at.

* God has given us two ears and one mouth- listen more and talk less.

* An egoistic person is always demanding respect but a non- egoistic person commands respect.

* Understand and distinguish three important realities :

o External reality – world of things

o Internal reality - World of thoughts

o Transcendental reality - world beyond things and thoughts.

* Experience is not what happens to a man but it is what he does with what happens to him.

* Imagination is more important than knowledge

* If A equals success, then the formula is A = X + Y + Z

* Where X is work ; Y is play and Z is keep your mouth shut

* "I never think of the future. It comes soon enough."

* Satisfy the urge to change someone else by changing yourself.

* Avoid people who point out your faults all the time.

* Define your importance by your character, not by your accomplishments.

* Look yourself eye-to-eye in the mirror and tell yourself that you are loving and lovable.

* When you have a choice of being alone or in bad company, choose being alone.

* Tell the truth to yourself and to others.

* A great flame follows a little spark.

* It's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life

* A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

* When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.