The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
----Bertrand Russell

“ Religion is based, I think, primarily and mainly upon fear. It is partly the terror of the unknown and partly, as I have said, the wish to feel that you have a kind of elder brother who will stand by you in all your troubles and disputes....A good world needs knowledge, kindliness, and courage; it does not need a regretful hankering after the past or a fettering of the free intelligence by the words uttered long ago by ignorant men.

Bertrand Russell

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Work as if you have total need of the hour
Love as if nobody ever made you suffer
Live as if paradise were on earth
-- Anonymous

The Art of Patience is not much about how long one can wait;
But, it is about... how one behaves while waiting...

---Anonymous

Build yourself mentally and physically;
And continuously so that you are not phased out.

Anonymous

Enjoy whatever you want in life; but be prepared to pay the price for it.

Indira Gandhi

Impossible is just a Big word thrown around by Small men who find it
easier to Live in the world they have been given; than to Explore the Power they have to Change it.

Impossible is not a fact. It is an opinion.
Impossible is NOT a Declaration. It is a Dare.
impossible is Potential. Impossible is Temporary.

IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING.

All are good to you until you expect nothing from them;
And you are good for them until you fulfill their expectations !

-Anonymous

To put an end to worries, you have to live in the present - then, there's no past and no future !
--- Ma Naina, Osho guru, Delhi

Never praise a man in the face
Never abuse a man in the back

American Saying

You have only two options: Either you go to the Gym or go to the Doctor.
American Saying

I never think of the future - it comes soon enough.

Albert Einstein

Wonder is what sets us apart, from other Life forms. no other species wonders about the meaning of existence or complexity of the universe or themselves.
--Herbert W. Boyer

A great marriage is not when the 'Perfect Couple' comes together. it is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.
--Dave Meurer

We are not put into this world to sit still and know; we are put into it to Act.
--Woodrow Wilson

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing that you will make one !
--Elbert Hubbard

Make it a point to do something every day that you don't want to do. This is the Golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.
-- Mark Twain

The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.
-- Josh Billings

Nothing by itself is dangerous. It is the VAKRA BUDDHI that makes it dangerous.
--Bodhisattva

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
-Abraham Lincoln

If opportunity does not knock, build a door !
- Milton Berle

Oft expectation fails
And most oft there,
Where most it promises

--William Shakespeare

Real Happiness is the Happiness that is independent of senses.

You will realize Real Happiness when you become Antar-mukha, ie, when you turn your senses and attention from outside or worldly matters, to inside where the Lord of the Universe resides.

Insomnia or sleeplessness or disturbed sleep normally bothers several people. To counter this problem you must alter some habits or develop new habits as follows:

1. Try to be quiet and without anxiety from 7 PM daily.
2. Develop the habit of sleeping early, by 10 PM, even if you don't get sleep. After a few days your body clock will get used to early sleep
3. Act lazy before sleep. Read boring things only, before sleep. Better still, not to read anything lying down.
4. Avoid intensive intellectual activity atleast 2 hours before sleep
5. Avoid internet, computer work after 8 PM
6. Think of all colors VIBGYOR in a cycle before you sleep.
7. Thoughts should be cut off before they develop....Don't dig into or go deep into thoughts while lying down. Churchill used to think "To hell with all" and go fast asleep
8. Tell a story aloud to some one continuously; and fall asleep spontaneously. Read next point which is very important for all.

To do big things, or difficult things, always remember "Karmanyevaadhikaraste"
When your mind drags you out of important work, remember "Karmanyevaadhikaraste"