There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.
-Francis Bacon
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The philosophy of "Karma" and "Destiny" are two parallel lines...which have
never met, nor can they ever meet.
-Deep Trivedi
The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you can utter oracles.
-Henry David Thoreau
Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use
-Samuel Johnson
No one should ever ask themselves that: why am I unhappy? The question carries within it the virus that will destroy everything. If we ask that question, it means we want to find out what makes us happy. If what makes us happy is different from what we have now, then we must either change once and for all or stay as we are, feeling even more unhappy.
-Paulo Coelho
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
-Oscar Wilde
The mode of living which is founded upon a total harmlessness towards all life forms or (in case of actual necessity) upon a minimum of such harm is the highest morality.
-Mahabharata
Nothing is more disastrous for a human being than 'self-reproach'. Right from
self-confidence to your existence, it shatters everything. Yet these religious
gurus, ignorant of this science of mind, in order to run their businesses keep
feeding the feeling of sinfulness in people.
-Deep Trivedi
Words lead us to the doorway of truth, but only by contemplating their meaning can we pass through.
-Tao Te Ching
