23 Must Read Quotes of Aristotle

Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great.


Quotes of Aristotle / Thoughts of Aristotle

Aristotle

1. Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.
2. Those who educate children well are more to be honored than parents, for these only gave life, those the art of living well.
3. There is a foolish corner in the brain of the wisest man.
4. Time crumbles things; everything grows old under the power of Time and is forgotten through the lapse of Time.”
5. “In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.”
6. “Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.”
7. “He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.”
8. Nature does nothing uselessly.
9. What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.
10. Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.
11. Liars when they speak the truth are not believed.
12. The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.
13. Love truth, and pardon error.
14. Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.
15. Law is order, and good law is good order.
16. Hope is a waking dream.
17. Wit is educated insolence.
18. Happiness depends upon ourselves.
19. Young people are in a condition like permanent intoxication, because youth is sweet and they are growing.
20. Education is the best provision for old age.
21. The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
22. Anyone can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way - this is not easy.
23. Virtue is a mean state between two vices, the one of excess and the other of deficiency.

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20 Wisdom Quotes of Chanakya

Chanakya,one of the great philosopher in the history of mankind is traditionally identified as Kautilya or Vishnu Gupta.He has been called the "Indian Machiavelli"for his works(Arthashastra and Neetishastra ).

Quotes/Great Thoughts of Chanakya - a guide to improve our life.

1)   "Learn from the mistakes of others... you can't live long enough to make them all yourselves!!"

2)   "A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and Honest people are screwed first."

3)  "Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous."

Chanakya

4)   "There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth."

5)  "Before you start any 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."

6)    "As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it."

7)   "The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman."

8)   "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."

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

10)  "God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple."

11)    "A man is great by deeds, not by birth."

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

13)   "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."

14)   "Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person."

15)  "Education is the Best Friend. An Educated Person is Respected Everywhere. Education beats the Beauty and the Youth."

16) A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode. 

17)He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy. 

18)The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you. 

19)Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune. 

20)The earth is supported by the power of truth; it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow; indeed all things rest upon truth.

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Inspiring Quotes of Mahatma Gandhi

Quotes of Mahatma Gandhi/Thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi

The great thoughts of a leader conveys many things for us to know and live our life better.


“In doing something, do it with love or never do it at all.”


“Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.” 

Mahatma Gandhi

“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.”    

“My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents and I lay them both at his feet.”

 “I will not let anyone walk through my mind with dirty feet.”    

“Your capacity to keep your vow will depend on the purity of your life.”  

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”

“There is no 'way to peace,' there is only 'peace.”

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” 

“As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world — that is the myth of the atomic age — as in being able to remake ourselves.”

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”

“Truth is one, paths are many.”

“An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.”

“I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world.”

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”

“Seven Deadly Sins

Wealth without work
Pleasure without conscience
Science without humanity
Knowledge without character
Politics without principle
Commerce without morality
Worship without sacrifice.”

“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.”

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.”

“Where there is love there is life.”

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”

“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”

The World provides enough for every man's need but not for every man's greed.'

"It is health that is real wealth and not  pieces of gold and silver."

“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

“Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”

“Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.”

“A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.”

“It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit. But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.”

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”

“Your beliefs become your thoughts,
Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny.”

“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.”

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