Monday 28 February 2011

Strength does not come from physical capacity.

It comes from an indomitable will.

Wednesday 23 February 2011

Do not be too moral.

You may cheat yourself out of much life.

Aim above morality.

Be not simply good;
be good for something.

Monday 21 February 2011

Forgiveness is almost a selfish act
because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives.

Saturday 19 February 2011

become the change you want to see in the world.

Wednesday 16 February 2011

The wisdom of Gandhi

"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is brought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?" - Mahatma Gandhi

"We must become the change we want to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi

"For me the present is merged in eternity. I may not sacrifice the latter for the present." - Mahatma Gandhi

"Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed." - Mahatma Gandhi

"Every moment of your life is infinitely creative and the universe is endlessly bountiful. Just put forth a clear enough request, and everything your heart desires must come to you." - Mahatma Gandhi

"If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide." - Mahatma Gandhi

"Imitation is the sincerest flattery." - Mahatma Gandhi

"Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth." - Mahatma Gandhi

"Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear." - Mahatma Gandhi

"Truth never damages a cause that is just." - Mahatma Gandhi

"In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place." - Mahatma Gandhi

"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent." - Mahatma Gandhi

"However much I may sympathise with and admire worthy motives, I am an uncompromising opponent of violent methods even to serve the noblest of causes." - Mahatma Gandhi

"I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill." - Mahatma Gandhi

"Nobody can hurt me without my permission." - Mahatma Gandhi

"Let no one charge me with ever having abused or encouraged weakness or surrendered on matters of principle. But I have said, as I say again, that every trifle must not be dignified into a principle." - Mahatma Gandhi

"Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable of doing it. But when I believe I can, then I acquire the ability to do it even if I didn't have it in the beginning." - Mahatma Gandhi

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." - Mahatma Gandhi

"There are times when you have to obey a call which is the highest of all, i.e. the voice of conscience even though such obedience may cost many a bitter tear, and even more, separation from friends, from family, from the state, to which you may belong, from all that you have held as dear as life itself. For this obedience is the law of our being." - Mahatma Gandhi

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." - Mahatma Gandhi

Monday 14 February 2011

Truth is eternal, knowledge is changeable.

It is disastrous to confuse them.

Friday 11 February 2011

Religions tell children they might go to hell and they must believe,

Science tells children they came from the stars
and presents reasoning they can believe
There are two kinds of people;
those who divide people into two kinds,
and those who don't.

Wednesday 9 February 2011

Those who will not reason, are bigots,
those who cannot, are fools,
and those who dare not, are slaves.

Monday 7 February 2011

Iron rusts from disuse,
stagnant water loses its purity
and in cold weather becomes frozen.

So does inaction sap the vigors of the mind.

Saturday 5 February 2011

As scarce as truth is...

the supply has always been in excess of the demand.

Thursday 3 February 2011

The human mind treats a new idea the same way
the body treats a strange protein.

It rejects it.

Wednesday 2 February 2011

Being defeated is often a temporary condition.

Giving up is what makes it permanent.

Tuesday 1 February 2011

Most of our obstacles would melt away if,
instead of cowering before them,
we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them
We are all born ignorant,
but one must work hard to remain stupid