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1. WORTHWHILE MAN
"It is easy enough to be happy When life goes along like
a song But the man worthwhile is the man who can smile When everything
goes wrong"
2. ANYONE CAN
Anyone can make mistakes That is why a pencil has an eraser
Anyone can blossom a smile That is why teeth are white
Anyone can give a handshake That is why there are five fingers
Anyone can think high That is why the head is on the top
Anyone can share a bit of their tea That is why cup has a saucer
Anyone can walk alone That is why the shadow goes with him.
3. WHEN ALL IS LOST
When all is lost, and all forgotten Do not weep any more!! For
that is when God is closest To your mortal game.-
- 4. ON HOARDING WEALTH
Riches are intended for the comfort of life, but the purpose of
life should not be the hoarding of riches only, A wise man was
asked, "Who is fortunate and who is unfortunate?". He
replied:
'That man was fortunate who spent and gave away whereas he was
unfortunate who died and left behind. Pray not for that good for
nothing man who did nothing, for he passed his life in hoarding
riches and did not spend them'.
5. LOST CUSTOMERS
The Canadian Manufacturers Association found in a survey that
out of every 100 customers lost,
* 1 was lost because of death
* 3 were lost when their favorite salesman left the company
* 5 left to buy from a friend or relative
* 9 left because they found they could buy at lower prices else
where.
* 14 quit buying because of unadjusted complaints
* 68 quit buying because the employees of the company were indifferent
and showed a lack of interest in the customer.
6. BE A LEADER, NOT A BOSS
Bosses drive their people
Leaders coach them
Bosses inspire fear
Leaders enthusiasm
Bosses say "Get here on time"
Leaders get there ahead of time
Bosses fix the blame for the breakdown.
Leaders fix the breakdown
Bosses say "Go", Leaders say, "Let's Go"
Bosses use people Leaders develop them.
7. MY HEART GOT THERE FIRST
It was a winter season. The temperature was below zero. A well
clad gentleman was coming down from the Himalayas to the plains.
He met an old man, almost bare bodied, making his way towards
a high Himalayan shrine. "Old man" said the gentleman
well protected from cold,"How can you walk up in this cold?
what is your secret?". "You see" replied the old
man cheerfully,"My heart got there first without bothering
about the weather. It is easy for the rest of me to follow it".
8. ONE THOUGHT
One thought I have in my hold So deep it is and broad And equal
to my every need It is the thought of God At night my gladness
is my prayer I drop my daily load. And every care is left there
Upon the thought of God
.9. THAT IS FOR YOU
At a party, a young wife advised her husband, "For the third
time you have gone back for ice-Cream. Don't you feel shy? "Why
should I? " he answered "I keep telling them it is for
you."-
10. THERE ARE THREE SIDES
The Chinese have a famous saying."To every question there
are three sides; my side, your side and the right side.
11. EXCESS BAGGAGE- SHORTERN TRIP
You body is the baggage you must carry through life. The more
excess baggage, the shorter the trip.
Arnold H. Glasgow
12. TWO CLASSES
Society is based on two classes. Those who have more dinners than
appetite and those who have more appetite than dinners.
- Nicholas Chamfort.
13. A HUMAN'S GREATNESS
A human is as great as the dream he/she dreams As great as the
value he/she redeems and the happiness he/she shares. A human
is as great as the truth he/she speaks As great as the help he/she
gives As great as the destiny he/she seeks As great as the life
he/she lives.
14. MIDDLE AGED PERSON
A man asked his friend, "When does a person become middle
aged?"
The friend replied "When he stops growing upwards and starts
growing sideways".-
15. DOES GOD USE OUR BATHROOM?
Child : "Mummy , does God use our bathroom?
Mummy : "No, my son, why do you ask?
Child : Then why does daddy beat on the door and shout "Oh
god, are you still in there?"
16. HE IS RICHER?
"Our income should be like our shoes: If too small,they will
gall and pinch us: but if too large, they will cause us to stumble
and to trip. But wealth, after all, is a relative thing since
he that has little, and wants less, is richer than he that has
much, but wants more"
- Lord Chesterfield
17. THE BEST
The best King is thinking
The best wealth is health
The best cure is Nature cure.
The best culture is agriculture.
The best 'ism' is patriotism
The best city is simplicity
The best fare is welfare
The best ship is friendship
The best love is True-love
The best day is today.
Saco. V.H. Stephen
18. FIRST ENGLISH CHURCH BUILT IN INDIA
St Mary's Church inside Fort St George in Chennai is historically
one of the most important buildings in India. It is the first
English Church built in India. Robert Clive, an extraordinary
English man who never lost a battle, was married to Margaret Makelyne
in the Church 1753.
18 A. FROM HEAD TO FOOT
The name of the parts of the human body are used in a figurative
sense in the following Passage :
M. Ramesh is the Head of a college in his town. He has to face
many difficult situations. He cannot afford to turn a deaf ear
or a blind eye to what happens on the campus. He should be capable
of nosing trouble. On important occasions, he has to mouth past
hands. He has many responsibilities to shoulder. Though he deals
with the students with a stern hand, he has a soft heart. Often
he has to stomach unpleasant things. In the morning he elbows
his way into a crowded bus. In the evening he foots the distance
home.
Prof S. Jagadisan
- 19. MANIACS
Bibliomaniac - A Person having a craze for collecting books.
Dipsomaniac - A person having a sickly desire for alcohol.
Theomaniac - A person who believes that he is God.
Pyromaniac - A person who has an irresistible desire to set fire.
Monomaniac - A person having an unreasonable interest in any particular
thing, one idea or area of thought.
Megalomaniac - A person with a false impression that he is great
and powerful.
Kleptomaniac - A person with an irresistible desire to steal.
Anglomaniac - A person having craze for anything English.
Xenomaniac - A person having an excessive attachment to foreign
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- 20. I WILL DO SOMETHING
The best of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying
not "What a lovely sermon", but "I will do something".
St Francis De Sales.
21. PUTTING THE WATCHES TO THE EARS
Two priests, known for their long winding sermons were having
a chat. One said, "It looks very bad when people start looking
at their watches in the midst of the sermon. The other said, "That
is tolerable, worse is when the listeners start putting their
watches to the ears to check whether the watches have not stopped".
22. ONLY 4,000 DAYS TO EDUCATE AND DEVELOP GOOD NATURE
A man of science made the following calculation on human life
expectancy. Seventy years of life yield 25,550 days. Remember
that a period of twenty years is gone, almost before you begin
to live. Reduce 7,300 days. Remainder -18,250 days.
Then the one item sleep reduces 6,080 days leaving 12,170 days.
For recreation and occupation we will reduce 4,060 days. Remainder
8,110 days. Then reducing the time used in drinking, dressing,
bathing etc, will leave you with not over 4,000 days in a long
life in which you have to educate and develop good nature.
23. I NEED HIM
A free thinker saw an old lady saying her prayers with devotion.
"Woman", he said, "You are wasting your time because
the Lord does not need your prayers" "I know",
replied the old lady very calmly and said, "But I need Him"
24. THREE TREASURES
1 have three treasures that I guard and cherish! The first is
love, the second is contentment, the third is humility. Only the
loving are courageous, only the contented are magnanimous, only
the humble are capable of command.
Lao Tse
25. MORE LUCID THOUGHT
If there is righteousness in the heart there will be beauty in
the character.
If there is beauty in the character, there will be harmony in
the home. If there is harmony at home, there will be honesty in
the business. If there is honesty in the business. There will
be order in each nation. When there is order in each nation, there
will be "Peace" in the world.
26. WHERE DO YOU LOOK FOR HIM?
Do you aspire to worship Him in the temples?
Then learn, first, to worship Him in
the broken cottage. Learn to go out
into the highways and hedges. And
look for him in the ragged and the
naked, in the oppressed and the
heavy loaded, in those who have
lost hope and in those who are
struggling in the midst of poverty
and pain. Look for the Lord in them.
Frank Weston-
27. WISDOM FROM KAHLIL GIBRAN
The fear of hell is hell itself, and the longing for paradise
is paradise itself.
Oh, heart, if the ignorant say to you that the soul perishes like
the body, answer that the flower perishes, but the seeds remain.
This is the law of God.
Man's values are in the few things he creates and not in the many
possessions he amasses. They say if one understands himself, he
understands all people. But I say to you, when one loves people,
he learns something more about himself.
28. LORD GIVE ME THE GRACE TO CHANGE MYSELF
A wise, old middle - eastern mystic said this about himself. "I
was a revolutionary when I was young and all my prayer to God
was. "Lord, give me the energy to change the world'. As I
approached middle age and realized that my life was half gone
without my changing a single soul, I changed my prayer to. "Lord,
give me the grace to change all those who come into contact with
me. Just my family and friends. I shall be satisfied. Now that
I am an old man and my days are numbered, I have begun to see
how, foolish I have been. My one prayer now is "Lord, give
me the grace to change myself". If I had prayed for this
right from the start, I would not have wasted my life.
29. MISERY WILL OVERTAKE THE EVIL DOER
A foolish man learning that Buddha observed the principle of great
love which commends the return of good for evil, came and abused
him. Buddha was silent. When the man had finished his abuse, Buddha
told him. "Son, if a man declined to accept a present made
to him, to whom would it belong?" And the man answered, "In
that case it would belong to the man who offered it.
"My son", said Buddha, "Though you have hurled
abuses at me, I decline to accept them, and request you to keep
them yourself".
Misery will overtake the evil doer without fail.
Human collects more than they need when the sparrow builds its
nest in the wide forest, it builds, only on one branch of a tree.
The deer when thirsty drinks from the river only as much as its
stomach can contain. Man alone wants to grab and collect and hoard
more than what he wants. We collect things because our needs are
empty.
- Swami Chinmayananda
30. EACH ONE IS RIGHT
One upon a time some blind men came across an elephant. The elephant
was gentle and patient. The blind men surrounded the elephant
and held in their hands different parts of his body.
One said while holding the trunk of the elephant, "Surely
the elephant is like a snake". "No, No" argued
the other while holding the ear of the elephant, "The elephant
is like a fan" You are wrong" shouted the third, holding
the tail of the elephant, "the elephant is just like a broom".
"The elephant is like a wall" insisted the fourth, holding
the elephants mid-section.
The fifth felt the foot of the elephant and declared, "you
are all wrong! The elephant is just like a pillow."
And so they argued and argued for three days and three nights.
But each was sure that he was the only one who was telling the
truth.
Even so, the Truth is one, but it is described differently. Each
one is right, because he describes the Truth from a different
angle. When you know the Truth through inner vision, all controversies
end.
31. ARE YOU GOD?
One cold evening a little boy of about six was standing in front
of a stone window. The little boy had no shoes and his clothes
were mere rags. A young woman passing by saw the little boy, took
the child by hand and led him to the store. There she bought him
a pair of new shoes and a complete suit of warm clothes.
They came back outside on to the street and the woman said to
the child. "Now you can go home and have a very happy holiday".
The little boy asked, "Madam, are you God?" She smiled
at him and replied, "No son, I am just one of His children"
The little boy then said, "I knew you had to be some relation"
-Dan dark.
32. MOST BEAUTIFUL THING IN THE WORLD
Hoping to paint 'the most beautiful thing in the world' an artist
asked three people what they thought it might be.
"Faith", replied the clergy man, "you will find
it at every altar".
'Love', said a young bride, "Love builds poverty into riches,
it sweetens tears; makes much of little. Without it there is no
beauty".
"Peace is the most beautiful thing in the world" answered
a weary soldier, "war is ugly. wherever you find peace, you
find beauty"
"Faith, love, peace! how can I paint them!" wondered
the artist.
Entering his home he saw the faith in the eyes of his children
and love in the eyes of his wife. And in his home, he saw the
peace that love and faith had built.
So he painted 'the most beautiful thing in the world'. And he
called it "Home".
33. I ONLY WANTED TO BE WITH YOU
A doctor was busy in his study when his small son came in and
stood silently by. The doctor, pre-occupied with his work, put
his hand into his pocket, took out a coin and offered it to the
boy, "I do not want any money daddy" the lad said.
After a few moments the doctor opened a drawer of his desk, took
out a candy bar and offered this to his son. Again he was refused.
A little impatient, the busy doctor asked, "Well, what do
you want?"
"I do not want anything. "The boy replied, "I only
wanted to be with you".
34. "LOOKUP"
In the days of sailing ships, a young and inexperienced seamen
was sent in a storm to remove a broken part from the mainmast.
In spite of the raging wind, the youngster climbed up swiftly
and did the job. When it was time to descend, he looked down and
saw the vessel tossing and rolling in the ugly sea.
Suddenly his courage left him. He felt dizzy and faint. He called
to the mate on the deck below "I am going to fall"!
The mate shouted back "Do not look down, boy. Look up".
The young seaman did as he was told and came down safely.
If more people would "look up" when everything seems
to be going wrong, they would find that their lives would begin
to "look up" too.
35. POSITIVE SPEECH - LEADS TO POSITIVE ACTION
Positive speech leads to positive action. Utter the following
words clearly and decisively as soon as you wake up in the morning.
Feel the enthusiasm and the life they bring you.
A - I am awake, alive and alert
B - I am benevolent, broad minded, bountiful.
C - I am cheerful, courageous and confident
D - I am determined, definite and decisive.
E - I am energetic, enthusiastic and enlivening
F - I am free, fearless and friendly.
G - I am grateful, generous and gracious
H - I am healthy, hopeful and happy
36. HE WHO CONQUERS THE MIND CONQUERS THE WORLD
A snake and a mouse happened to live in the same barn, full of
haystacks. The farmer put in his hand to take out some hay and
instantly the snake bit him. The mouse thrust its little head
out at the same time. The farmer sighted him and muttered indifferently,
"Ah, it's just a wee mouse" The next day, the mouse
bit the farmers hand, while the snake peered out. Catching sight
of the snake, the farmer screamed "My God, the snake bit
me" and fainted with sheer terror.
It is our fear that creates terror. It is fear that emasculates
and saps our courage. So he who conquers the mind conquers the
world.
37. I HAVE LEARNT TO LIKE WHAT I GET
Traveler : What kind of weather are we going to have today?
Shepherd : The kind of weather I like"
Traveler : How do you know it will be the kind of weather you
like?
Shepherd : "Having found out, sir, that I cannot always get
what I like, I have learnt always to like what I get. So I am
quite sure we will have the kind of weather I like".
Happiness and unhappiness are in the way we meet events,
not in the nature of those events themselves.
- Anthony De Mello
38. ANALYZE YOUR MIND AND REMOVE THE WOLF
Once upon a time, a light footed lamb, cautiously approached a
murmuring stream in the forest. He was thirsty and drank from
the stream with his ears erect, listening to every sound. Suddenly
he heard an abrupt sound. He looked back. Whom could he see? It
was that fierce faced wolf he often dreamt of in his frightening
dream.
The wolf stared at the poor lamb and said, "How dare you
make the water muddy! Now, how am I to drink from this stream?"
"Sir", replied the lamb, humbly, "water is flowing
from you to me".
"Never mind, you rascal", shouted the wolf "Why
did your father utter abusive words to me?" To this the poor
lamb had no reply. The wolf then proceeded to jump upon the lamb
and devour it.
There are many pretexts for carrying out a wicked design. One
should analyses one's mind and remove the wolf from one's personality
as soon as possible.-
42. THREE THINGS
There are three things that if a man does not know, he cannot
live long in this world; what is too much for him, what is too
little for him and what is just for him.
43. THE SEVEN SINS
Politics without principle
Wealth without work
Pleasure without conscience
Knowledge without character
Commerce without morality
Science without humanity
Worship without sacrifice
- Mahatma Gandhi
44. DEVELOPMENT OR GROWTH
"Can you tell me who made you?" The pastor asked the
small boy.
The youngster thought a moment. Then he looked up at the pastor
and said, "God made part of me"
"What do you mean, part of you" asked the pastor
"Well" answered the boy, "God made me little. I
grew the rest myself".
Growing the rest is a lifetime job for everyone".
45. HEAVEN & HELL
A man spoke with the Lord about heaven and hell "I will show
you hell", said the Lord, and they went into a room which
had a large pot of stew in the middle. The smell was delicious,
but around the pot sat desperate people who were starving. All
were holding spoons with very long handle which reached into the
pot. But because the handle of the spoon was longer than their
arms, it was impossible to get the stew into their mouths. Their
suffering was terrible. "Now I'll show you heaven",
said the Lord and they went into another room stood the first
one. There was a similar pot of delicious stew and the people
had the same long - handled spoons, but they were well nourished,
talking and happy. At first the man did not understand. "It
is simple", said the Lord. "You see they have learned
to feed each other.
46. IT'S A BIBLE
A salesman went to a house selling a dictionary. 'I tell you"
said the house wife to the sales man, "I don't want a dictionary.
I already have one. There it is, lying over there on the table".
"Lady, you can't fool me", retorted the salesman, "That's
no dictionary, that's a Bible". "How can you be so sure
about it?" asked the woman, her eyes opened wide in amazement.
"That's easy" said the salesman,"By the dust on
it".
47.BUT BY DEEDS
Not by birth does one become an outcaste, Not by birth does one
become a Brahmana, By deeds one becomes an outcaste, By deeds
one becomes a Brahmana,
- The Buddha
48.ATTITUDE TO WORK
Back in the middle ages, a dispatcher went out to determine how
laborers felt about their work. He went to a building site in
France.
He approached the first worker and asked, "What are you doing?"
"What, are you blind?" the worker snapped back. "I
am cutting these impossible boulders with primitive tools and
putting them together the way the boss tells me. I am sweating
under the blazing sun. It's back-breaking work, and it's boring
me to death".
The dispatcher quickly backed off and retreated to a second worker.
He asked the same question, "What are you doing?"
The worker replied, "I am shaping these boulders into usable
forms, which are then assembled according to the architect's plan.
It's hard work and sometimes it get's repetitive, but I earn five
francs week and that supports the wife and kids. It is a job.
It could be worse, too".
Some what encouraged, the dispatcher went on to a third worker,
"And what are you doing?" he asked.
"Why, can't you see?" said the worker as he lifted his
arm to the sky. "I am building a cathedral".
Now that's the joy of working.
49. THE WOMAN WHO BUILT THE DAM
As I build this dam
I bury my life
The dawn breaks,
There is no flour in the grinding stone
I collect yesterday's husk for
today's meal.
The sun rises. And my spirit sinks
Hiding my baby under a basket
and biding my tears I go to build the dam.
The dam is ready, It feeds their sugarcane fields making the crop
lush and juicy. But I walk miles through forests in search of
a drop of drinking water.
I water the vegetation with drops of my sweat. As dry leaves fall
and fill my parched yard.
Daya Pawar "Silent spring"
50. CACTUS & CATERPILLARS
I asked the Lord to give me a bunch of flowers but, the lord gave
me cactus, ugly and full of thorns. I asked the Lord to give me
lovely butterflies. But the Lord gave me hairy caterpillars, horrible
and obscene. I was shocked, disappointed and grieved. After many
days I saw the cactus burst into bloom. Those hairy caterpillars
also turned into lovely butterflies, flying and dancing in the
spring wind. How unfathomable God's purpose is.
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