Golden Words

to the World of Wisdom

  A Quote is like a Coat, follow it or wear it, it will protect you!

Here is at least a quote, that must for you...

Great people said...

The greatest university of all is a collection of books.

Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get.

Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something.

Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.
Hate keeps a man alive and it gives him strength.
Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months. (Oscar Wilde)
The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist see what he has come to see.
 Keep quiet and people will think you a philosopher.
Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.
Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.

It's better to be safe than sorry.

 Like pilgrims to the appointed place we tend the world's an inn, and death the journey's end.
 Buying on the installment plan makes the months shorter and the years longer.
 A true friend is one soul in two bodies.
 Comedy is tragedy that happens to other people.
 It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
 Judge your natural character by what you do in dreams.
 An ambassador is an honest person sent to lie abroad for his country.
 We must never permit the voice of humanity within us to be silenced.

 It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
 

• Civilization is a method of living, and an attitude of equal respect for all men. (Jane Addams)

• A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

• If a person deceives you once; shame on him/her, if he/she deceives you again; shame on "you".

• Ideally, greater wisdom comes with age. The lessons in life serve as a stronghold in making good decisions and sound judgment.

• The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it.

• Laughter is the closest distance between two people.

• Character is what you have left when you've lost everything you can lose.

• Do not fear to be strange in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once strange.

• If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.

• The perfect bureaucrat everywhere is the man who manages to make no decisions and escape all responsibility.

• The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

• If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.

• Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.

• Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.

• All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts.

• Lack of money is no obstacle. Lack of an idea is an obstacle.

• The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught.

• The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. (Mark Twain)

• Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

• Don't accept rides from strange men, and remember that all men are strange.

• Never tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad that you have them.

• It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

• We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.

• The only weapon that becomes sharper with constant use is the tongue.

• Beware of the little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.

• A banker is a man who lends you an umbrella when the weather is fair, and takes it away from you when it rains.

• Moral courage is a more rare commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence.

• The best teachers are the ones who remain open to the new ideas their students have to impart.

• Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

• Love of money is not the root of all evils but lack of money is.

• Never succumb to jealousy – This is “sudden death” for a relationship.

• Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back.

• We can't all be heroes because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by. (Will Rogers)

• All the faces in the world are mirrors. What you see in the faces of other people is the exact reflection of your own.

• Artificial Intelligence stands no chance against Natural Stupidity.

• Anger is the feeling that makes your mouth work faster than your mind.

• When we have not what we love, then we must love what we have.

• Self-trust is the first secret of success.

• You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

• The only way to win World War III is to prevent it.

• Killing for peace is like fucking for virginity.

• Work is the only weapon to kill the time.

• Time is the longest distance between two places.

• Sounds carry your emotions and spirits to the world.

• Getting older is like riding a bicycle, if you don't keep peddling, you'll fall.

• Buying on the installment plan makes the months shorter and the years longer.

• The best way to kill time is to waste it.

• Getting emotional for small issues doesn't solve the problem.

• Society is like salt water, good to swim in but hard to swallow.

• Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.

• A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. (John F. Kennedy)

• A dose of poison can do its work but once. A bad book can go on poisoning minds for generations.

• You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

• One must learn by doing the thing, for though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try.

• Opportunities are often missed because we are broadcasting when we should be listening.

• Without a rich heart, wealth is an ugly beggar.

• It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

• Memory is the mother of all wisdom.

• We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world. (Helen Keller)

• Never spend money before you have earned it.

• Peace is a friendly game. The one who puts out his hand first wins.

• An original writer is not one who imitates nobody, but one whom nobody can imitate.

• People who ask for your criticism want only praise.

• We Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding. (Gandhi)

• We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. (Winston Churchill)

• Destiny decides who you meet in life but its only your heart that can decide who gets to stay in your life.

• Jealousy is the only vice that gives no pleasure.

• Wise men learn by other men's mistakes, fools by their own.

• The optimist sees opportunity in every danger; the pessimist sees danger in every opportunity. (Winston Churchill)

• Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true. (Bertrand Russell)

• There is no way of judging of the future but by the past.

•  Handy tips are not always so important, but you can learn something new.

• Try your best not to get frustrated, remember there's always more than one solution to a problem.

• There are obviously two educations. One should teach us how to make a living, and the other how to live.

• What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.

•  Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment.

• There is only one lamp by which your feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.

• Knowledge is of two kinds; we know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it.

• It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed through failures.

• Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

• Chances favor only the prepared minds.

• A life spent in making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent in doing nothing. (Bernard Shaw)

• Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you.

• Experience is the name every one gives his mistakes.

• There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality. (Pablo Picasso)

• We get very little wisdom from success. Wise people are wise because they've come to wisdom through failure.

• Happiness keeps you Sweet, Trials keeps you Strong, Sorrow keeps you Human, Failure keeps you Humble, Success keeps you Glowing, But only God keeps you going.

• As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. (John F. Kennedy)

• When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion. (Abraham Lincoln)

• The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains.The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

• There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.

• Success in marriage does not come merely through finding the right mate, but through being the right mate." (Barnett Brickner)

• There are three faithful friends -- an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

• An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.

• Behind an able man there are always other able men.

• It is more blessed to give than to receive.

• Mistakes are a great educator when one is honest enough to admit them and willing to learn from them.

• Money attracts money, luck attracts luck and love attracts love.

• Motivation is the single most important factor in any sort of success.

• He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

• One can give advice, but cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.

• Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.

• He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.

• The best way to make your audience laugh is to start laughing yourself.

• An educational system isn't worth if it teaches young people how to make a living but doesn't teach them how to make a life.

• Education is the art of making man ethical.

• Education is the chief defence of a nation.

• Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.

• When you educate a man you educate an individual when you educate a woman you educate a whole family.

• The greatest homage to truth is to use it.

• Jealousy arises from a lack of confidence.

• Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.

• Doubt can only be removed by action.

• As you grow older, you'll discover that you have two hands: One for helping yourself, the second for helping others.

• Impossible is a word only to be found in the dictionary of fools.

•  Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not yet understood.

• Great men are they who see that spiritual force is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world.

• Outstanding leaders appeal to the hearts of their followers -- not their minds.

• Cleverness is not wisdom.

• Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

• Competition is the whetstone of talent.

• Life can be wonderful if you're not afraid of it. All it needs is courage, imagination. and a little dough.

• I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes -- until I met a man who had no feet.

• Status symbols are medals you buy yourself.

• Genius without education is like silver in the mine.

• A wise man always admits his weaknesses.

• True courage is like a kite a contrary wind raises it higher.

• Success is getting and achieving what you want. Happiness is wanting and being content with what you get.

• The best thing to give to your enemy is, forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your ear; to your child, good example; to your father, reverence; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect.

• Life is like a piano. What you get out of it depends on how you play it.

• The quieter you become the more you can hear.

• Home is the place where we are treated the best, but grumble the most.

• Science has promised us truth but it has never promised us either peace or happiness.

• A rich person is not one who has the most, but is one who needs the least.

• People lose their health to make money and then lose their money to restore their health.

• The habit of looking on the best side of every event is worth more than a thousand pounds a year.

• There is nothing so strong or safe, in any emergency of life, as simple truth.

• If you're not learning while you're earning, you're cheating yourself out of the better portion of your compensation.

• Merit begets confidence, confidence begets enthusiasm, enthusiasm conquers the world.

• Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot. (Charlie Chaplin)

• The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed. (Lloyd Jones)

• The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can’t go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

• Life is like a hot bath. It feels good while you're in it, but the longer you stay, the more wrinkled you get. (Garfield)

• The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

• The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between the knees and the floor...the one who kneels to the Lord can stand up to anything.

• One of the frightening realities of business is that in order to make money, you often have to spend it first.

• If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain.

• We are such stuff as dreams are made of, and our little life is rounded with a sleep!

• Learning is like rowinsg upstream, if you stop, you go backwards!

• If a man does not know where he is going, no light is bright enough to guide him.

• No one can make you feel inferior without your permission.

• The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart. (Helen Keller)

• Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.

• Our only purpose in life is to love one another...and, if we can't do that, try not to hurt each other.

• Life without love is like a tree without blossom and fruit. (Khalil Gibran)

• A broken hand works, but not a broken heart. (Persian Proverb)

• A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. (Arab Proverb)

• A closed mouth catches no flies. (Italian Proverb)

• A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. (German Proverb)

• Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

• Good judgment comes from experience; and experience, .....well, that comes from bad judgment.

• There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.

• Love is a white stick (blind's stick) which help a blind to walk around. And "marriage" is a mechanism which enable this stick to fold and unfold. (ajmalbeig)

• If you are sitting on your hands waiting for someone else to offer you the opportunity to earn a reliable, full-time income, then you will just stay sitting.

• Nobody else is interested in your financial future. The only person that genuinely wants you to succeed is you!

• Success is something you have got to create for yourself.

• Success requires work and commitment; knowing what to do, when to do and how to do. There are no short-cuts to success.

• Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. (Gen. George Patton)

• The only path to success is the path you lay for yourself.

• The more choice a person is offered, the more difficult it is to make a decision.

• Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It's what sunflowers do. (Helen Keller)

• Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons. (Woody Allen)

• Whoever says that money can't buy you happiness, doesn't know where to buy. (Telegraph Magazine)

• If you want to truly understand something, try to change it. (Kurt Lewis)

• Between two evils, always pick the one you never tried before. (Mae West)

• The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night's sleep. (Joseph Cossman)

• A true friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you. (Elbert Hubbard)

• A man's greatest strength develops at the point where he overcomes his greatest weakness. (Letterman)

• You never learn anything talking, you only learn things when you ask questions. (Lou Holtz)

• Knowledge is gained by learning, trust by doubt, skill by practice; and love by love. (Thomas Szasz)

• The manner in which it is given is worth more than the gift itself. (Pierre Corneille)

• Wealth is something you acquire so you can share it, not keep it. (LaDonna Harris)

• I wear my wife's eyeglasses because she wants me to see things her way. (Jayson Feinburg)

• A consultant is someone who saves his client almost enough to pay his fee. (Arnold H. Glassgow)

• Unity, Faith, Discipline. (Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah)

• A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. (Muhammad Ali-Boxer)

• Not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted. (Albert Einstein)

• Magnificent promises are always to be suspected. (Theodore Parker)

• What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

• We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are. (Anais Nin)

• Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's relativity." (Albert Einstein)

• Gravitation can not be held responsible for people falling in love. (Albert Einstein)

• The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible. (Albert Einstein)

• If you know, to recognize that you know, if you don't know, to realize that you don't know: That is knowledge. (Confucius)

• The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. (Gandhi)

• There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer. (Ansel Adams)

•  If you enjoy the fragrance of a rose, you must accept the thorns which it bears. (Isaac Hayes)

• He that's secure is not safe. (Benjamin Franklin)

• The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot  read them. (Mark Twain)

• Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. (Will Durant)

• Silence is one of the hardest arguments to prove. (Josh Billings )

• Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work. (Bette Davis )

• A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. (Alexander Pope)

• I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. (Confucius )

• We spend the first twelve months of our children's lives teaching them to walk and talk and the next twelve telling them to sit down and shut up.

• Always do what you are afraid to do. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

• We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. (Epictetus)

• Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs. (Henry Ford)

• In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes. (Benjamin Franklin)

• There is a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go. (Tennessee Williams)

• The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for. (Joseph Addison)

• A man in love is incomplete until he is married. Then he's finished. (Zsa Zsa Gabo)

• One of the greatest pieces of economic wisdom is to know what you do not know. ( Galbraith)

• All things are difficult before they are easy. (Thomas Fuller)

• Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. (Mahatma Gandhi)

• Those who stand for nothing fall for anything. (Alex Hamilton)

• Love is a hole in the heart. (Ben Hecht)

• You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself. (Galileo)

• I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers. (Kahlil Gibran)

• The stories that you tell about your past shape your future. (Eric Ransdell)

• Life must be understood backwards. But it must be lived forward. (Soren Kierkegaard)

Principles of Chankya - Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC -275 BC

• A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.

• Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.

• The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.

• There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no Friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.

• Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions; Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead.

• As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.

• Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.

• The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.

• Whore s don't live in company of poor men, citizens never support a weak company and birds don't build nests on a tree that doesn't bear fruits.

• God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.

• A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

• Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.

• Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends.

• Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.

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Life is not a race. Do take it slower,
Hear the music, before the song is over.

Compiled by: Muhammad Ajmal Beig Naz