
Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder
respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts.

Procrastination is not only the thief of time, it is the creator of subtle inner tension. You know you are cheating yourself. There are three secrets to overcoming procrastination. One, dont wait till you feel like doing it - the feeling will come only when you start doing it. Two, list all the things you have to do and then prioritise the list. Three, create a vision of the result and be motivated by the vision of the outcome, not the thought of the process. And the options to those ideas? One - ask for help. Two - completely forget about it, you dont have to do anything! Three - if there is anything you can learn from the process then see it is action learning. Six ways to overcome procrastination...but you may have other ideas.

Poverty is not socialism. To be rich is glorious.

The true nature of every human being is kindness.

All that is great cannot be possessed - and that is one of the most foolish things man goes on doing. We want to possess.

The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.

Though the leopard is fierce, it does not devour its cubs

Good tactics can save even the worst strategy. Bad tactics will destroy even the best strategy.

Even though your kids will consistently do the exact opposite of what you're telling them to do, you have to keep loving them just as much.

In order to appreciate cultures of another nation, one needs to go there, know the people and mingle with the culture of that country.

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you.
Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I may not forget you.

There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.

The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.

The physical world, including our bodies, is a response of the observer. We create our bodies as we create the experience of our world.