malik chagani A Thought For Today vishwatma - faithful - the person on who we can trust on.) 1Jan The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook 2 Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress and working together is success 3 the only disability in life is a bad attitude 4 those who stand for nothing fall for anything 5 kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless 6 Remember, we all stumble, everyone of us. That's why it's a comfort to go hand in hand 7 hatred is self-punishment 8 The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good 9 leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders 10 that man is richest whose pleasures are the cheapest 11 it is often easier to fight for principles than to live up to them 12 the opposite of love is not hate. its indifference 13 not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance is the death of knowledge 14 what we can do for another is the test of power, what we can suffer is the test of love 15 if we did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves 16 don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines 17 soulmates are people who bring out the best in you. They are not perfect but are always perfect for you 18 winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing 19 the world is too dangerous for anything but truth, and too small for anything but love 20 never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what's right 21 the significance of a man is not what he attains but rather in what he longs to attain 22 A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears 23 people may doubt what you say, but they will always believe what you do 24 what you want to be is more important than what you are 25 happy is the people who can endure the highest and lowest fortune 26 following happiness is like chasing the wind or clutching the shadow 27 the greatest risk you can take in life is to risk nothing 28 never deprive someone of hope. it may be all they have 29 there are no limitations to the mind expect those we acknowledge 30 those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness 31 there is no end to what we can achieve - provided we don't mind who gets the credit 1Feb Getting what you go after is success; but liking it while you are getting it is happiness 2 in the middle of difficulty lies opportunity 3 the true measure of man's wealth is in the things he can afford not to buy 4 a real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out 5 there can be no real freedom without the freedom to fail 6 the first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want 7 worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, it empties today of its strength 8 it is mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it 9 Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute 10 Pessimist-one who, when he had the choice of two evils, choose both 11 The only man who can change his mind is the man who’s got one 12 The words and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators 13 Seeing’s believing, but feellng's the truth 14 Two cheers for democracy; one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism 15 No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there 16 profit is the sovereign criterion of the enterprise. 17 Whenever you see a successful business someone once made a courageous decision 18 Miracles sometimes occur, but one has to work terribly hard for them 19 To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance 20 A true gentleman is one who is never unintentionally rude 21 It is not time which needs to be managed, it is ourselves 22 Kites rise against, not with the wind. No man has ever worked his passage anywhere in a dead calm 23 When two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary 24 The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it 25 To live with fear and not be afraid is the final test of maturity 26 When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace 29 The great thing is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving 1Mar Politeness is good nature regulated by good sense 2 If people know what they had to do to be Successful, most people wouldn’t 3 Whatever limits us we call fate 4 Maturity is the capacity to endure uncertainty 5 The greatest success is successful self-acceptance 6 When you're looking for a friend don't look for perfection, just look for friendship 7 Keep busy at something. A busy person never has time to be unhappy 8 Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body 9 Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing 10 Vices can be learnt, even without a teacher 11 The test of a vocation is the love of the drudgery it involves 12 A place for everything and everything in its place 13 A hateful act is the transference to others of the degradation we bear in ourselves 14 Power is always right, weakness always wrong. Power is always insolent and despotic 15 The biggest things are always the easiest to do because there is no competition 16 science is what you know, philosophy is what you don't know 17 Anything you're good at contributes to happiness 18 If tomorrow were never to come, it would not be worth living today 19 I hear and I forgot I see and I remember I do and I understand 20 It takes time to save time 21 Nine-tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time 22 No one can make you feel inferior without your consent 23 When you cease to make a contribution, you being to die 24 Invest in inflation. It's the only thing going up 25 A little learning is a dangerous thing but a lot of ignorance is just as bad 26 The man who fears no truths has nothing to fear from lies 27 One man with courage makes a majority 28 Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail 29 Good is not good, where better is expected 30 It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final 31 To teach is to learn twice 1Apr Experience enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again 2 If one does not know to which port he is sailing, no wind is favourable 3 Patience has its limits. Take it too far and it’s cowardice 4 If liberty means anything at all,it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear 5 Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards 6 A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world 7 Doing what's right is not the problem. It is knowing what is right 8 Innovation thrives on encouragement and dies with criticism 9 If you love life, life will love you back 10 If people never did silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done 11 The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going 12 Always be a first-rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of somebody else 13 You can never plan the future by the past 14 Nobody really cares if you are miserable, so you might as well be happy 15 The best way to cheer up yourself is to try to cheer up somebody else 16 Remember sadness is always temporary. This, too, shall pass 17 Success is going from failure to fatlure wtthout loss of enthusiasm 18 An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile hoping it will eat him last 19 When your work Speaks for itself, don't interrupt 20 None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence 21 You must first have a lot of patience to learn to have patience 22 Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal 23 It seems that ambition makes most people wish to be loved rather than to love others 24 A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort 25 It is a beggar's pride that he is not a thief 26 Admiration is our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves 27 When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up 28 All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward 29 The game of life is not so much in holding a good hand as in playing a poor well 30 An age is called dark. Not because light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it 1May Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything 2 Love is an act of endless forgiveness; a tender look that becomes a habit 3 A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject 4 Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail 5 To be enthusiastic, act enthusiastically — act as if you cannot fail 6 You are either climbing the ladder of success or coming down — the Choice is yours 7 The difference between great and good is a little extra effort 8 People who begin many things finish few 9 From fortune to misfortune is a short step; from misfortune to fortune is a long way 10 Great things are done more through courage than through wisdom 11 The key to management is influence, not authority 12 You are not defeated unless you believe you are 13 Experience is the most efficient tool for transforming innovation 14 Success depends more on common sense than on genius 15 16 17 18 19 20 Do what you can, with what you have, where you are 21 The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows 22 Our patience will achieve more than our force 23 There never was a good war, or a bad peace 24 A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him 25 Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value 26 Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal 27 Knowledge is a process of piling up facts, wisdom lies in their simplification 28 The more you seek security, the less of it you have. But the more you seek opportunity, the more likely it is that you will achieve the security you desire 29 Goodness is the only investinent that never fails to return a dividend 30 When you know what you want, and you want it badly enough, you'll find a way to get it 31 Life would be very pleasant if it were not for its enjoyments 1Jun Good management consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people 2 Laughter — the most civilized music in the world 3 A s—mile is the shortest distance between two people 4 Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain — and most fools do 5 Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up I is what makes it permanent 6 It’s choice, not chance, that determines your destiny 7 Work is man’s most natural form of relaxation 8 The best feelings are those that have no words to describe them 9 There are times when silence has the loudest voice 10 One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears 11 A smile is a curve that can things straight 12 Work banishes those three great- evils — boredom, vice and - poverty 13 The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing 14 God, save me from my I can protect myself from my enemies 15 Comment is free but facts are on expenses 16 The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision 17 Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking together in the same direction 18 Time discovered truth 19 Doing what’s right isn’t the problem. It’s knowing what’s right 20 There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it 21 To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart 22 Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly 23 If we had no faults we should not take so much pleasure in noticing them in others 24 The misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come 25 No one has ever loved anyone the way everyone wants to be loved 26 There is only one success —— to be able to spend your life in your own way 27 There is no way to peace. Peace is the way 28 Not failure but low aim is criminal 29 Those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them -- and then you destroy yourself 30 Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared 1Jul It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves and it is not possible to find it elsewhere 2 Genius does what it must and talent does what it can 3 No statement can be profound once it has been repeated by others 4 You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms. too full to embrace the present 5 Imagination is the highest kite one can fly 6 Thoroughly to teach another is the best way to learn for yourself 7 We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope 8 The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend 9 Minds are like parechutes. They only function when they are open 10 Of all feats of skill the most diflicult is that of being honest 11 There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all 12 if we are incapable of finding peace in ourselves, it Is pointless to search elsewhere 13 Art is man’s nature; nature is God’s art 14 The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it 15 Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records 16 Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have. It depends solely upon what you think 17 The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one 18 Only the person who has faith in himself is able to be faithful to others 19 We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take. a little of each other everywhere 20 At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable 21 Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work 22 Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean 23 Everyone complains of his memory, but no one complains of his judgement 24 Humility is a strange thing. The moment you think you’ve got it, you’ve lost it 25 Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other 26 When you blame and criticize others, you are avoiding some truth about yourself 27 Putting ethics into practice involves courage more than conviction 28 It all depends on how you look at things and not on how they are 29 Success brings growth and growth means change 30 Failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently 31 Imagination is a poor substitute for experience 1Aug 1 Tell me who admires and loves you, and i will tell you who you are 2 while we are postponing, life speeds by 3 Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure 4 All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost 5 Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them 6 Do not wait for success, go ahead without it 7 worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy 8 small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises 9 There is no such thing as failure; learn from it and go on 10 People, like pins, are useless if they lose their heads 11 The greatest of all faults is to imagine you have none 12 To live freely, we must liberate ourselves from negative thoughts 13 Our truest life is when we are in our dreams awake 19 The greatest pleasure in life is to do what people say you cannot do 20 be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies 21 you always pass failure on the way to success 22 The way to love anything is to realise that it might be lost 23 Moral courage is a more rare commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence 24 Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God 25 Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much; wisdom is humble that he knows no more 26 The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness 27 it is not the year in your life but the life in your years that counts 28 Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones 29 Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is a thing to be achieved 30 There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes 31 The truth is more important than the facts 1Sept Loser visualise the penalties of failure and winners visualise the rewards of success 2 Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm 3The hardest struggle of all is to be something different from what the average man is 4If there are things you don’t like in the world you grew up in make your own life different 5If you want to stand out, don’t be different be outstanding 6Change yourself and your work will seem different 7Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation of strength 8Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway 9 If you do things well, do them better Be daring, be first, be different, be just 10When we lose the right to be different; we lose the privilege to be free 11It’s beauty that captures your attention; personality which captures your heart 12the foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet 13There is nothing so easy to learn as experience and nothing so hard to apply 14The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for them everything is possible 15 They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts 16 A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes 17 When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you 18 The secret of success is knowing whom to blame for your failure 19 Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius 20 Focus on making things better- not bitter 21 Knowledge leads you to light, imagination let’s you grow 22It’s choice, not chance, that determines your destiny 23 The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him 24 A pessimist is somebody who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks 25 The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life and elevating them to an art 26 The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be 27 Success is the result of good judgment; good judgment is a result of experience 28 One of the rarest things a person does is to do one’s best 29 Provide the sky in which others can soar 30 I care about you. Say it, mean it, and live it 1Oct Wise people learn from other people’s mistakes 2 A positive attitude triggers enthusiasm 3 If the obstacle is below you, jump over, if it’s above you, crawl under it 4 Any manager can reduce prices but it takes intelligence to increase profits 5 More people die from worry than work, because more people worry than work 6 It is better to lose on your terms than to win on someone else’s terms 7 The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today’s work superbly well 8 There are no facts; only interpretation of facts 9 The only time you realise you have a reputation is when you fail to live up to it 10 Be teachable. You don’t know everything 11 Leaders perform for results, not recognition 12 Success is the ability to get alone with people and ahead of others 13 The meaning of life is to find value in what we do 14 Our time is irreplaceable- once gone, it’s gone forever 15 When we blame ourselves we also believe that no one else has that right 16 Improvement always being with I 17 Great minds discuss ideas; mediocre minds discuss events; small minds discuss people 18 Leaders set high standards and inspire people to achieve 19 Three correct guesses will establish your reputation as an expert 20 know the difference between a rash decision and a prompt one 21 Genius is only the power of making continuous efforts 22 Success is often a matter of hanging on longer when others have given up 23 It takes courage to originate- not imitate 24 Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough 25 Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important 26 Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together 27 Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds 28 Your Success helps many people. Your failure helps no one 29 It’s great to have ability, but a good manners has the ability to discover ability in others 30 You will always find time to do the things you want to do 31 There is nothing like a dream to help plan your future 1Nov The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual 2 The biggest difficulty with mankind today is that our knowledge has increased so much faster than our wisdom 5 When your confidence increases, your competence increases 6 Leadership is about stewardship, not ownership 7 Pride is tasteless, colourless and sizeless. Yet it is the hardest thing to swallow 8 It’s not whether you get knocked down. It’s whether you get up again 9 No one is satisfied with his fortune, nor dissatisfied with his intellect ' 10 Hesitate about giving advice unless you are asked 11 It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend 12 Ask for anything you like, except time 13 Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm 14 Never tell someone they’re wrong; that’s a disastrous tactic 15 Happiness is not something you find — it’s something you create 16 To improve is to change, to be perfect is to change often 17 Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing (Dharma) 18 Customers tell more people about bad experiences than about good ones 19 If we don't take care of our customers, someone else will 20 Reacting quickly to change is important to the success of a business 21 Be flexible. Stiffness is a sign of rigor mortis 22 Manage yourself; lead others 23 The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success 24 Time is a great teacher, but Unfortunately it kills all its pupils 25 People always call it luck when you have acted more sensibly than they have 26 If your goals are realistic you can achieve anything 27 There is nothing more fatiguing than worrying about an uncompleted task 28 A commitment is a living thing not a dormant activity 29 Devote your time and energy to positive people and positive thoughts 30 The mind grows by the books it feeds on 1Dec Life is like a mirror — it never reflects more than we can put into it 2 Knowledge is power but action gets things done 3 You are not defeated unless you believe you are 4 All Seasons are beautiful for the person who carries happiness within 5 God gives every bird its food but never drops it in their nest 6 Doubt whom you will, but never doubt yourself 7 Good health and good sense are two great blessings 8 Someone to love, and something to hope for 9 Only those who do nothing do not make mistakes 10 Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have 11 A quitter never wins and a winner never quits 12 The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it 13 Opportunity rarely knocks twice 14 It takes a great person to make a good listener 15 The key to leadership is to accept responsibility 16 Believe in yourself, and what others think won't matter 17 My best friend is the one who bring out the best in me 18 The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra 19 Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go 20 A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers 21 People stumble not on mountains but on small stones 22 the best way to learn to do a job is by doing it 23 Visions of the future are better than dreams of the past 24 nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm 25 Your success will depend on your attitude to life 26 Aim to perform to the best in your life 27 Speaking without thinking is like shooting without taking aim 28 Until you try, you don't know what you can't do 29 Always listen to your inner thoughts for advice - not from others 30 In life there are neither rewards nor punishment - there are only consequences 31 Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises