People love as self-recognition what they hate as an accusation.
When a bonsai stops growing, you know its dead.
I gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth it?
We are what we repeatedly do.
Progress, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once; and we must be satisfied to advance in life as we walk, step by step.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.
When in a discussion you know you are right, just stop the discussion and let the other think in silence. No reason the defend your opinions.
Poverty is not socialism. To be rich is glorious.
There is no need to prove the truth. Truth is such a sun that it cannot remain hidden. No matter how many walls come in front of it, the light of the truth cannot remain hidden.
Politics is the conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
Democratic societies are unfit for the publication of such thunderous revelations as I am in the habit of making.
Brotherhood means understanding that a cry of pain means the same in all languages and so does a smile.
It is nobler to declare oneself wrong than to insist on being right - especially when one is right.
When you talk to yourself in your mind, which self do you address? And how? Usually people do not talk to their divinity, but to the most superficial aspects of their everyday personality. And often its a stream of fears, complaints and mindless repetition of old things. If we talked that way to another human being, we would have to apologise. Learning to talk properly to the self is a spiritual endeavour. Thoughts from the past and worries about the future do not create good conversation. Instead learn to talk to your mind as if it were a child. Talk to it with love. If you just force a child to sit down, he won't. A good mother knows how to prompt her child into doing what she wants. Be a good mother to your mind, teach it good, positive thoughts so that when you tell it to sit quietly, it will. Love your mind. Stay happy.
Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.
