In life, as in chess, forethought wins.
-Charles Buxton
Quotations
Life
There is no cure for birth and death, save to enjoy the interval.
-George Santayana
It is forbidden to live in a town that does not have a green garden.
-The Talmud "Talmud"
Live in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the world like a mudfish. The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
-Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
All your efforts at the end are nothing, but inviting pains and pleasures in life,
whereas to be steadfast in your 'being' no effort is required. The best part is,
there is only joy and happiness, not just for one but for hundreds of reasons.
-Deep Trivedi
This is how the entire course of a life can be changed : By doing nothing.
-Ian McEwan
"On Chesil Beach"
The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up.
-Ambrose Bierce
The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you can utter oracles.
-Henry David Thoreau
Some relationships are like Tom and Jerry. They tease each other, knock down each other, irritate each other, but can’t live without each other.
-Anonymous "Anonymous"
Learning is retained through putting into practice; family prestige is maintained through good behavior; a respectable person is recognised by his excellent qualities; and anger is seen in the eyes.
-Chanakya "Chanakya"
