Web Search www.YaHind.Com Words of Wisdom Words of wisdom are pieces of advice passed on over the years, which influenced countless people around the world by shaping and defining their lives.  Some of these words come from authors, poets, politicians, historical figures, and religious writings, whereas some seem to be as old as time itself and their origins remain unknown.  One line of wisdom can change your life more than volumes of books Almost every wise saying has an opposite.  For example, "the squeaky wheel gets the grease" and its opposite "the nail that sticks up gets nailed down".  Both sayings sound good and are persuasive in communication; that is why some of these sayings have survived since the beginning of recorded history. It is up to you to decide if the words you read or hear make sense to you.  Never accept an idea just because it sounds good. The wisdom is not in the words, it is in the interpretation and the meaning behind the words.  With so few words used to create such powerful statements and ideas, it is understandable why there are so many interpretations of each.  As a general rule, the fewer the words, the more interpretations there are.  In some cases, quotes, sayings, proverbs, and other words of wisdom have a completely different meaning when taken out of context.  It is the beliefs you adopt and the actions you take as a result of the words that are most important. Action Be afraid only of standing still Spend your time and energy creating not criticizing Action without thought is like shooting without aim Suppressing a moment of anger may save a day of sorrow Motion is not necessarily action Action first, prayer second Do more, hope less He who knows no laziness will know prosperity Do something every day that you don't want to do, but know you should do Every action has an opposite and equal reaction Every man must bear the consequences of his own actions Constant occupation prevents temptation Inactivity breeds ignorance If you do nothing, nothing will happen If you wish for a thing and do not get it, try working for it The smallest deed is better than the grandest intention It is never too late in life to make a new start Do things that make you smarter The energy we use in getting even would be better spent in getting ahead A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step There are those that wait for something to happen, and those that make something happen Oversleeping will never make your dreams come true There are those who have ideas and there are those who do something about them Imagine what you would attempt to do if you knew you couldn't fail, then do it Adversity Face adversity with a smile You learn more from people who disagree with you than from those who agree with you See problems as opportunities for growth and self-mastery With no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant The crisis of yesterday is the joke of tomorrow Accept temporary inconvenience for a permanent improvement Don't let a rut become a grave The best way to handle any crisis is to remain calm Anger Don't criticize others when you are angry with yourself Let anger die quickly One who cannot tolerate small ills will find it hard to accomplish great things Do not become angry with people who do not agree with your opinion Every minute you are angry you lose 60 seconds of happiness Keep your head when those around you are losing theirs Don't carry grudges No situation is so bad that losing your temper will not make it worse Let go of anger; it hurts you more than the person at whom you are angry Bury the hatchet Showing anger is a sign of weakness Arguing The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it Never say, "You're wrong!" If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically The weaker the argument, the stronger the words Do not argue if you know you are wrong Show respect for other people's opinions It is not who is right but what is right that's important It takes two to fight Assistance Don't be afraid to ask for help Attitude Think positively and positive things will happen The best is yet to be Focus on the big picture Even the longest day will come to an end Concentrate on your strengths instead of dwelling on your weaknesses The optimist sees the doughnut, the pessimist sees the hole Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst The willingness to do creates the ability to do Expect nothing and you will not be disappointed If you look hard enough, you can find the positive in any situation Improve your performance by improving your attitude No one can make you feel inferior without your consent Change your thoughts and you will change your mood Avoid negative people, places, and things You cannot lose what you never had Everything is good for something Belief Faith is stronger than hope Believe in the goodness of others Everything happens for a good reason Benevolence Forgive and forget Be kind to strangers Try to make someone happy each and every day Show respect for all living things Don't talk about people behind their backs Be kind to the unkind It is nice to be important, but it is more important to be nice Be the first to forgive Society succeeds when it is easy for people to do good deeds Compliment people every day Make the other person feel important - and do it sincerely Make others feel appreciated Choose being kind over being right Don't deny anyone the opportunity to do something nice for you Value all life Lift people up If you want to feel good, help others Always stop to think when your fun will cause another's unhappiness Let the other person save face Within each person is a treasure, but sometimes you have to dig for it Say hello to others Change If you do what you have always done, you will get what you have always gotten Dump your unwanted baggage Character Character is what we are; reputation is what others think we are Personality opens doors; character keeps them open Never promise more than you are willing to give Adversity tests whether you are what you thought you were Give people more than they expect -- cheerfully Practice what you preach Keep an open mind Ability helps you get to the top, but character keeps you from falling Perform whatever you promise Remember the power of kindness Never subtract from your character to add to your popularity Share the credit People with tact have less to retract Never use profanity Do more than is expected Maturity is about experience, not age Keep your promises Be genuinely interested in other people If you take care of your character, your reputation will take care of itself A person's reputation can be ruined by one lie Don't keep people waiting Choices / Decision Every path leads two ways He who follows another is always behind It takes just one decision to change your life forever Your head must take your heart into consideration when making decisions It is OK to change your mind Either lead, follow, or get out of the way Commitment Don't make commitments you don't plan to keep Courage It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead for the rest of your life Communication Don't criticize, condemn, or complain You have two ears and one mouth; use them in the same proportion Silence is the hardest argument to refute Think why you are saying no before saying no Think why you are saying yes before saying yes If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all Call people by name Words have the power to destroy or heal Give honest and sincere appreciation Don't try to top others' stories Talk less and say more When you have nothing to say, say nothing Silence is sometimes the best answer Encourage others to talk about themselves The key to communication is saying something so that your audience can understand it Ask questions that other people will enjoy answering If little ears should not hear it, then big mouths should not say it Stack two layers of praise around every critique Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people Be interested and you will be interesting Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing those of another person Criticize the behavior, not the person Diplomacy is thinking twice before saying nothing The answer depends on the question Competition Do not disparage your competitor Death There is only one way to enter this world, but many ways to exit it Destiny Take charge of your own destiny Assume responsibility for the quality of your own life Decide who you want to become The past does not determine the future Successful people believe that they are destined for great things Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is matter of choice Excellence Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well If it isn't broken, improve it Excuses Being human is a privilege, not an excuse Experience Experience is what you get when looking for something else Failure Do not be ashamed to fail If God wanted us to accept failure as "His will", He wouldn't have given us persistence. The key to failure is trying to please everybody When something in your life breaks down, put it back together again You never really lose until you quit trying Failure isn't falling down, it's staying down Fairness Life isn't fair Giving Our own success should contribute to the success of others Helping other people with their troubles helps you to forget your own You always help yourself by helping others You get out of the world just what you put into it Genius A genius is a crackpot whose crazy idea actually works Goals If you aim at nothing, you usually get it Happiness The world likes a happy person Be responsible for your own happiness Happiness does not consist in things, but in thoughts Create rituals of things you look forward to doing on a regular basis Be happy with what you have while working for what you want Get what you want, then enjoy it Relish small pleasures Some pursue happiness - others create it Do not rely on others for your happiness The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts Find joy in what you have Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions Work enjoyed is as much fun as leisure Love and work are two of the most important ingredients of a happy life Happiness is hard to find in ourselves and impossible to find anywhere else Live beneath your means Nothing in excess It takes thirteen muscles to frown, and only two to smile Health Become addicted to good and healthy ways Health is the greatest of human blessings Have enough reasons for wanting to stay healthy Cheerfulness is the principle ingredient in health Get in shape and stay there Hope Never take away hope from another Humor Humor is the best ice-breaker Lighten up Individuality Think for yourself Leave the herd and think for yourself It is harder to stand up against a crowd than to go along with it Treat other people as individuals Don't expect other people to solve your problems Management Ask questions instead of issuing orders Meaning of Life Use your life to make something that will outlast it Your achievements live longer than you do The meaning of life is to find meaning Play the hand that's dealt you Find your own philosophy Miscellaneous Even logic has its limits Hunger is the first course to a good dinner Seek and ye shall find Dramatize your ideas Never ask a barber if you need a haircut Age is only important if you are cheese The nail that sticks up gets nailed down Always leave them wanting more All the negatives of politics do not come close to outweighing the few positives Open-Mindedness Realize that there are other points of view Opportunity Profit from your mistakes Be open to new ideas Passion Do not work just for the money Doing something you love is never a waste of time All great things in life are achieved with passion Show enthusiasm in both work and leisure The more you love, the more you love life He enjoys life who makes others enjoy it Profit from what you love doing Patience Given enough time, running water can hollow out a stone Perception To the ant, a few drops of rain is a flood The mind can make things better or worse than they actually are Life is what your thoughts make it An imagination can make reality more enjoyable The difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way you use them The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty Wherever you are right now has the potential to be paradise The memory of the past is usually better than the actual past The good old days were never really that good Don't let someone else's reality become yours The grass may be greener on the other side, but it still has to be mowed The only normal people are the ones you do not know very well Persistence and Determination Hang on longer than your competition Don't expect different results from the same behavior When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on Never give up on what you really want to do By improving your own life, you begin to improve the world Personal Growth Hold yourself to a higher standard Begin a program of self-mastery Become a skilled learner Act like the person you want to be Spend your years ripening instead of rotting Bring something to the table We become strong only after we have acknowledged our weaknesses Learning is addicting Do not put self-imposed limitations on yourself Inspired people inspire people Raise the bar in your life Improve yourself every way that you can Small daily changes make life spectacular When you cease to grow, you begin to die It is not what you are, it is what you do not become that hurts Small changes add up to a big change Problem Solving When you can't solve the problem, manage it A problem adequately stated is a problem well on its way to being solved Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped Preparation and Prevention An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure Procrastination Do not wait for a rainy day to fix your roof Progress Look back and see how far you have come Recovery The sun shines after every storm This too shall pass Make the best of a bad situation Regret Put your mind in gear before you put your tongue in action Yesterday will never come again, but you have today Careless hurry may cause endless regret Present neglect makes future regret Regret nothing If you would not write it and sign it, do not say it Planning your future saves you from regretting your past Rejection You cannot please all of the people all of the time Relationships A marriage is made in heaven, but the details are worked out on earth Time spent with your children is not wasted Love is something you give, not something you look for Better alone than in bad company In a friendship, because you share, the good times are doubled and the bad times are cut in half Love your children for who they are, not for what you want them to be Relaxation Get the butterflies in your stomach to fly in formation Responsibility Stop blaming others for your failures Quit blaming everything on your parents Hold yourself accountable for the way you feel It is up to you to make your life great Risk A person must risk something of significance in order to achieve something of significance Sales If you can sell it to yourself, then you can sell it to anyone You get what you pay for Everyone is selling something Skepticism Look at the source as well as the advice Examine what is said more than who said it Question authority Question everything Security Don't throw away the old bucket until you are sure the new one holds water There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity Self-Control You will know what is more than enough before you know what is enough Self-Discovery Examine what you believe in Self-Esteem Stick up for yourself Promote yourself but do not demote another If you make yourself a doormat, you will be stepped on The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little Do not sell yourself short Feeling good about yourself is a sign of success The more content you are with yourself, the fewer material things you need Success There is no elevator to success - only stairs The dictionary is the only place success comes before work The more you lean on somebody else, the leaner are your chances for success Use your own definition of success Teamwork Snowflakes are some of nature's most fragile things -- but look at what they can do when they stick together Time Mastery You always find time to do the things you really want to Do not fight a battle if there is nothing to win Be on time Time should be spent solving problems, not worrying about them Since you cannot make more time, spend the time you have more wisely Never say you do not have enough time Make sure the prize you chase is worth the effort Don't major in minor things Trust Trust can be destroyed faster than it can be built Good people can do bad things It takes years to build trust, but only seconds to destroy it Wealth Halving your wants quadruples your wealth No luxury should be purchased with debt Have more money by having fewer wants Share your wealth Love what you do Life becomes less complex when you eliminate needless wants The best ideas are the ones that make the most people happy Wisdom One line of wisdom can change your life more than volumes of books Wisdom is to the soul as what health is to the body Wisdom should be shared Wisdom is revealed through action, not talk Worry Why worry? 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