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George Santayana
The more rational an institution
The more rational an institution is the less it suffers by making concessions to others.
42
Vikrant Parsai
Jealousy is considering other person
Jealousy is considering other person received the thing that you deserved.
65
Pat Hall
Get the best out of
Get the best out of your body that you can get.
31
Vikrant Parsai
God will never demand the
God will never demand the thing you don’t have; he will always demand the thing you want to keep.
114
George Santayana
The irrational in the human
The irrational in the human has something about it altogether repulsive and terrible, as we see in the maniac, the miser, the drunkard or the ape.
47
Vikrant Parsai
Ignorance is the only weapon
Ignorance is the only weapon that the devil can forcefully use against you.
96
Vikrant Parsai
Your happiness is determined by
Your happiness is determined by something you do, not something you know.
82
Rabbinical Saying
Don't limit a child to
Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.
26
George Santayana
The great difficulty in education
The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas.
51
Vikrant Parsai
What attracts a man’s attention
What attracts a man’s attention does not guarantee his respect.
52
Vikrant Parsai
Wealth is when you have
Wealth is when you have a lot of something you love.
125
Oprah Winfrey
I've come to believe that
I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.
14
Vikrant Parsai
Trust those you think you
Trust those you think you can before you trust those you know you can’t.
112
George Santayana
A conception not reducible to
A conception not reducible to the small change of daily experience is like a currency not exchangeable for articles of consumption; it is not a symbol, but a fraud.
55
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Don't judge a man by
Don't judge a man by his opinions, but what his opinions have made of him.
54
Vikrant Parsai
Those who don’t value their
Those who don’t value their own words are not capable of valuing yours.
102
Vikrant Parsai
Those who collect pebbles rarely
Those who collect pebbles rarely climb mountains.
87
Cicero
Every stage of human life,
Every stage of human life, except the last, is marked out by certain and defined limits; old age alone has no precise and determinate boundary.
80
Lord Halifax
A man that should call
A man that should call everything by its right name, would hardly pass the streets without being knocked down as a common enemy.
69
Vikrant Parsai
The willingness to become something
The willingness to become something in life is a prediction to your success.
107
Cicero
The injuries that befall us
The injuries that befall us unexpectedly are less severe than those which are deliberately anticipated.
41
Vikrant Parsai
The weak can become strong
The weak can become strong in the presence of the bold.
107
Sir George Savile
In your clothes avoid too
In your clothes avoid too much gaudiness do not value yourself upon an embroidered gown and remember that a reasonable word, or an obliging look, will gain you more respect than all your fine trappings.
39
Vikrant Parsai
The reward of the fool
The reward of the fool is that they make you feel as if you were God.
105