Sunday, 30th November, 2014

A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. - Chinese Proverb

Book reading is a great hobby. Nowadays, as the internet penetrated every educated household, book reading is losing its charm. Books are ideal companions. They do not need internet connection or power. They do not demand anything except some space. You can easily shut down a book and continue reading later. You can enjoy reading anywhere, where sufficient light is available.

Take up book reading. But at least one book a month and read it. There is a book for every taste and budget. Encourage your children and the younger generation to read books. There is a Sanskrit saying that tells us about the importance of books, "పుస్తకంహస్త భూషణం "

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Saturday, 29th November, 2014

Emily Post (1872 –1960)

If you are hurt, whether in mind or body, don’t nurse your bruises. Get up and light-heartedly, courageously, good temperedly get ready for the next encounter. This is the only way to take life – this is also ‘playing’ the game! - Emily Post

It does not matter how frequently or how low we fall, what matters is how quickly and how high we can bounce back. Setbacks and downfalls go with the game. 

Emily Post (1872 –1960) was an American author famous for writing about etiquette.

 

Friday, 28th November, 2014

Christopher Morley -Journalist

There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning. - Christopher Morley.

This fantastic quote is very apt for present days. 

learning [lur-ning] 

1. knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application.
2. the act or process of acquiring knowledge or skill.
earn /ɜːn/
1. to gain or be paid (money or other payment) in return for work or service

2. to acquire, merit, or deserve through behaviour or action: he has earned a name for duplicity
yearn [yurn]
1. to have an earnest or strong desire; long:

2. to feel tenderness; be moved or attracted:
Christopher Morley (1890 - 1957) was an American journalist, novelist, essayist and poet. He also produced stage productions for a few years and gave college lectures. - Wikipedia

 

 

Thursday, 27th November, 2014

Stephen Covey - Educator

Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment. - Stephen Covey

Patience and Perseverance pay in the long run. It takes time to grow. Developing oneself is a slow process. But the fruits are succulent. Sadly, present-day generation is in a constant hurry. We want less work, a better result that too ASAP. We need to rethink and give sufficient time for things to mature.

Stephen Richards Covey (1932-2012) was an American educator, author, businessman, and keynote speaker. His most popular book was The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. His also authored some other popular books such as 8th Habit, First Things First, The Leader in Me, Principle Centered Leadership and The Third Alternative. - Wikipedia

 

Wednesday, 26th November, 2014

Louis Dearborn L'Amour - Author

A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner, so if one’s life is cold and bare he can blame none but himself. - Louis L’Amour.
The trick is that we have to feed only positive things to the mind. We should keep on driving away negative influences and thoughts from our mind constantly. 
Louis Dearborn L'Amour was an American author. His books consisted primarily of Western novels, however, he also wrote historical fiction, science fiction, nonfiction, as well as poetry and short-story collections. - Wikipedia

 

 

Tuesday, 25th November, 2014

Gautama Buddha

"Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship." - Buddha

This simple truth has profound implications. These words are very apt in this modern world. Unless we have these three blessings, we can not live peacefully. Sadly, today we are forgetting basic things and running after mirages.

Gautama Buddha was a sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. - Wikipedia

Monday, 24th November, 2014

 

Mario Gabriele Andretti -  Racing driver

Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek. - Mario Gabriele Andretti.

We all have desires. We often fail to get motivation from our desires. Most of our desires remain day-dreams. Here is what we should do with our desires. Make them our motivators. Determination and tireless running-after the goal will give us positive results.

Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is a retired Italian American world champion racing driver. He is one of the most successful Americans in the history of the sport. He won several races.

Sunday, 23rd November, 2014

Jonathan Swift - Essayist

Vision is the art of seeing things invisible. - Jonathan Swift

We come across this word, "vision" often. Vision is something that should be comprehended. It takes intuition, broad perspective, experience, knowledge and anticipation to master this art. 

Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet and cleric. He wrote books like Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal, A Journal to Stella, and Drapier's Letters, Swift is regarded by the Encyclopedia Britannica as the foremost prose satirist in the English language.- wikipedia.org

Saturday, 22nd November, 2014

Franklin D Roosevelt-Politician

"It is common sense to take a method and try it;
if it fails, admit frankly and try another.
But above all, try something!" - Franklin D. Roosevelt

We are usually troubled by fear of failure before doing anything. It is necessary that we overcome this fear and try something. We need to realize that fear is a great hindrance to achievement.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, known by his initials FDR, (1882-1945) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States. Source - Wikipedia