Thursday, 22 October 2020

Life's Little Lessons

Life’s little lessons in the form of aphorisms, maxims, proverbs... are lessons from the sages, gurus, philosophers, and the wise men before us who had experienced and understood what life is all about. They are valuable lessons. If we could learn from them, we will be able to get a head start in life. We will be able to avoid some of the mistakes dotted on our life’s journey.

Take an interest in aphorisms. Understand what they are saying and learn the underlying lesson/lessons in them. Apply them to life, and to your life. You will discover not only the wisdom, but also the beauty in words. Give the following a try.

The important question is not, what will yield to man a few scattered pleasures, but what will render his life happy on the whole amount. - Joseph Addison

If I were to say, “God, why me?” about the bad things, then I should have said, “God, why me?” about the good things that happened in my life. - Arthur Ashe

Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad. - Denis Waitley

It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently. - Tony Robbins

The whole object of education is, or should be, to develop minds. - Sherwood Anderson

If anyone accepts my help who doesn’t need it, that’s his problem; if I refuse my help to anyone who needs it, that’s my problem. - Unknown

Joy and sorrow are inseparable… together they come and when one sits alone with you… remember that the other is asleep upon your bed. - Unknown

It’s not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy. The bee is praised; the mosquito is swatted. - Marie O’Connor

Just as a solid rock remains unshaken by the wind, so too may blame and praise not ruffle the wise. - Bhuddaghosa

The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness. - Honor De Balzac

It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure. - Cornelius Tacitus

How foolish is man! He ruins the present while worrying about the future, but weeps in the future by recalling his past! - Ali Ibn Abi Talib

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