man of value

Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.

Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)

Work & Success

If A is success in life,

then A = x + y + z.

x= work; y=play & z=keeping your mouth shut.

Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955), Observer, Jan. 15, 1950

Life's Speed

There is more to life than increasing its speed
Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948)

forgive your enemies

Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)

Kerala - 50 PLACES OF A LIFETIME -

Statistically Kerala stands out as the Mount Everest of social development; there’s truly no place like it.
—Bill McKibben
Kerala - 50 PLACES OF A LIFETIME
READ FULL ARTICLE BY Bill McKibben about Kerala

forming convictions.

One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds.

Mahatma Gandhi
Indian ascetic & nationalist leader (1869 - 1948)

freedom of expression

Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression; in order that every man present his views without penalty there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population.

--- Albert Einstein

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.


Mahatma Gandhi
Indian ascetic & nationalist leader (1869 - 1948)

every day!

"Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity."
-Christopher Morley

Human Nature

Partisanship is our great curse. We too readily assume that everything has two sides and that it is our duty to be on one or the other.
James Harvey Robinson (1863 - 1936)
U.S. historian and educator.

Determination

Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's nonsense. Make up your mind, you'll never use crutches or a stick, then have a go at everything……never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.

Douglas Bader (1910 - 1982)
British aviator and social reformer.

Speaking to a 14-year-old boy who had had a leg amputated after a car crash.