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“How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself and in no instance bypass the discriminations of reason? You have been given the principles that you ought to endorse, and you have endorsed them. What kind of teacher, then, are you still waiting for in order to refer your self-improvement to him? You are no longer a boy, but a full-grown man. If you are careless and lazy now and keep putting things off and always deferring the day after which you will attend to yourself, you will not notice that you are making no progress, but you will live and die as someone quite ordinary. From now on, then, resolve to live as a grown-up who is making progress, and make whatever you think best a law that you never set aside. And whenever you encounter anything that is difficult or pleasurable, or highly or lowly regarded, remember that the contest is now: you are at the Olympic Games, you cannot wait any longer, and that your progress is wrecked or preserved by a single day and a single event. That is how Socrates fulfilled himself by attending to nothing except reason in everything he encountered. And you, although you are not yet a Socrates, should live as someone who at least wants to be a Socrates.”

— Epictetus (From Manual 51), Share via Whatsapp

“Life is a constant process of dying.”

— Arthur Schopenhauer, Share via Whatsapp

“The world was destroyed by those who grew up without love”

— Ashmita Mishra, Share via Whatsapp

“Thus the man who is responsive to artistic stimuli reacts to the reality of dreams as does the philosopher to the reality of existence; he observes closely, and he enjoys his observation: for it is out of these images that he interprets life, out of these processes that he trains himself for life.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols / The Anti-Christ, Share via Whatsapp

“Christianity, like genius, is one of the hardest concepts to forgive. We hear what we want to hear and accept what we want to accept, for the most part, simply because there is nothing more offensive than feeling like you have to re-evaluate your own train of thought and purpose in life. You have to die to an extent in your hunger for faith, for wisdom, and quite frankly, most people aren t ready to die.”

— Criss Jami, Killosophy, Share via Whatsapp

“Disappointment will come when your effort does not give you the expected return. If things don’t go as planned or if you face failure. Failure is extremely difficult to handle, but those that do come out stronger. What did this failure teach me? is the question you will need to ask. You will feel miserable. You will want to quit, like I wanted to when nine publishers rejected my first book. Some IITians kill themselves over low grades – how silly is that? But that is how much failure can hurt you. But it’s life. If challenges could always be overcome, they would cease to be a challenge. And remember – if you are failing at something, that means you are at your limit or potential. And that’s where you want to be. Disappointment’ s cousin is Frustration, the second storm. Have you ever been frustrated? It happens when things are stuck. This is especially relevant in India. From traffic jams to getting that job you deserve, sometimes things take so long that you don’t know if you chose the right goal. After books, I set the goal of writing for Bollywood, as I thought they needed writers. I am called extremely lucky, but it took me five years to get close to a release. Frustration saps excitement, and turns your initial energy into something negative, making you a bitter person. How did I deal with it? A realistic assessment of the time involved – movies take a long time to make even though they are watched quickly, seeking a certain enjoyment in the process rather than the end result – at least I was learning how to write scripts, having a side plan – I had my third book to write and even something as simple as pleasurable distractions in your life – friends, food, travel can help you overcome it. Remember, nothing is to be taken seriously. Frustration is a sign somewhere, you took it too seriously.”

— Chetan Bhagat, Share via Whatsapp

“There is no sun without shadow, and it is essential to know the night.”

— Albert Camus, Share via Whatsapp

“A bird is safe in its nest - but that is not what its wings are made for.”

— Amit Ray, World Peace: The Voice of a Mountain Bird, Share via Whatsapp

“The moment you stop trying to become a better person, is the moment you start to become worse than what you already are.”

— Carroll Bryant, Share via Whatsapp

“Nanny s philosophy of life was to do what seemed like a good idea at the time, and do it as hard as possible. It had never let her down.”

— Terry Pratchett, Maskerade, Share via Whatsapp

“Stay low, stay quiet, keep it simple, don t expect too much, enjoy what you have.”

— Dean Koontz, Share via Whatsapp

“We are what we repeatedly do. Greatness then, is not an act, but a habit”

— Will Durant, Share via Whatsapp

“It takes billions of years to create a human being. And it takes only a few seconds to die.”

— Jostein Gaarder, Maya, Share via Whatsapp

“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.”

— H. Jackson Brown, Jr., Share via Whatsapp

“Those who are wise won t be busy, and those who are too busy can t be wise.”

— Lin Yutang, The Importance of Living, Share via Whatsapp

“Dacă omul va uita cu desăvârşire că există moarte, că există un sfârşit, riscăm să ne întoarcem la maimuţe. Explicaţia este simplă: omul activ, omul creator, este excitat mai ales de ideea că într-o zi se va termina totul, că va avea un sfârşit, o odihnă definitivă. Cultivă la maximum conştiinţa acestui sfârşit, şi vei obţine de la oameni cele mai extraordinare eforturi. Cine ştie asta incontinuu este în stare să ridice munţii, este în stare de cele mai crâncene libertăţi, de cele mai curajoase acte.”

— Mircea Eliade, Huliganii, Share via Whatsapp

“Be wise today so you don t cry tomorrow.”

— E.A. Bucchianeri, Share via Whatsapp