PRAYER FOR ALL

O my supremely beloved God
Let my eyes see you in all

Let my ears hear
-----The praise of You
Let my tongue chant
-----The name of You
Let my feet visit
-----The house of You
Let my hands serve
-----The children of You
Let my heart yearn
-----For the Love of You
Let my head bow to
-----The feet of You
Let my will obey
----The command of you
Let my mind dwell on
-----The glory of You
Let my soul come in
-----Touch with you
Let all be happy is
-----My prayer to you

For you are my Mother,
You are my Father,
You are my Friend,
You are my Guide,
You are my support,
You re my refuge,
You are my All-in-All,
Please bless O God
One and All.


==========================Swami Srikantananda

You are the Creator

One who writes reports
-----Is Reporter
One who writes articles
-----Is Writer
One who writes editorial
-----Is Editor
One who writes books
-----Is Author
One who writes prescriptions
-----Is Doctor
One who writes comments
-----Is Commentator
One who writes music
-----Is Composer
One who writes notes
-----Is Teacher
One who writes memos
-----Is Officer
One who writes Destiny
-----Is Creator

‘You are the creator of
-----Your own Destiny.’
Write your destiny on
-----The screen of your mind by
Making right use of your
-----Thoughts, Deeds and Words.

===============================Swami Srikantananda

Who is REAL LEADER

He is not a leader
-----Who is interested in power
He is but a leader
-----Who feels for the poor

He is not a leader
-----Who indulges in crime
He is but a leader
-----Whose character is fine.

He is not a leader
-----Who is afraid of his life
He is but a leader
-----Who says ‘let me sacrifice’

He is not a leader
-----Who divides his country
He is but a leader
-----Who stands for integrity

He is not a leader
-----Who is afraid of challenge
He is but a leader
-----Who is ready to face challenge.

He is not a leader
-----Who is selfish and greedy
He is but a leader
-----Who serves the poor and needy.

He is not a leader
-----Who excites through speeches
He is but a leader
-----Who enlightens the masses.

He is not a leader
-----Who tells bundle of lies
He is a leader
-----For whom ‘Truth is life’.

He is not a leader
-----Who is mild and lazy
He is but a leader
-----Who is dynamic and busy.

He is not a leader
----Who is corrupt, accepts bribes
He is but a leader
-----Whose moral strength is life

Buddha, Shankara, Vivekananda
-----Were great spiritual leaders
Tilak, Gandhi, Sardar,
-----Are models for modern leaders.


==============================Swami Srikantananda

SURRENDER YOU MUST

In the forest of the world
-----When you get tired and weary
Don’t lose heart but
-----Remember Sri Hari.

In the desert of the world
-----If no one agrees to carry
Don’t lose heart
-----Remember Sri Hari.

This World is a garden
-----The master is Sri Hari
He always carries along
-----Those who surrender to Hari.(The Lord Vishnu)


--------------------------------------------------------------Swami Srikantananda

Food and what?

The purpose of food is
-----To keep health good
Do not be greedy
-----Take moderate food.

Eat to live
-----Don’t live to eat
Control your tongue
-----Don’t eat fast food.

Eating through the mouth
-----Is certain good
But remember always
-----It is not the only food

Feed your mind
-----With ideas good
Make the mind pure
-----And attain sainthood.

========================Swami Srikantananda

Student of AGONY

Now I know
-----It was my mistake
Why should I blame
-----God or my fate

I have a degree
-----Without any knowledge
Nobody loves me,
-----Everyone hates
I spent my days
-----In the college premises
Never learnt anything,
-----It is a shame.

Spent my time
-----Watching movies and games
Wasted my life
-----Without any again

Now I regret
-----Entertainment is vain
Who will sympathize
-----With my agony and pain?

============================Swami Srikantananda

We want that education by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased, the intellect is expanded, and by which one can stand on one’s own feet.___Swami ivekananda

DIVINE STRENGTH

Never be over-confident
About your strength.
Human strength is not
Enough to break
This terrible bondage called world.
Take the help of God, an Embodiment of divine strength,
And you are safe.

This world is ever ready
To pounce upon you like a
Tiger. Ready to drag you
And to kill you. But this
Animal called world cannot
Touch you if you keep constant
Company of God.
Whenever you sense any danger
To your spiritual life, rush to God
Like a child who runs to the mother.
Say to Yourself,
‘I am a child of God.
God, like a compassionate mother
Is protecting us all the time.
How can I be tempted by these
Petty things of this world,
When the kingdom
Of God is at my disposal?


---------------------------------------Swami Srikantananda

Worshippers of Truth

Worshippers of flesh
-----Weep and cry;
Again, and again
-----Take birth and die;
Worshippers of God
-----Smile with joy;
Leave this world
-----To reach the eternal sky.

Days will pass, time will fly
-----Many will come, many will die
The brave will succeed
-----The weak will cry
Grow strong wings
-----And learn to fly.

-----------------------------------Swami Srikantananda

Power of Love

Force creates friction
-----Friction generates heat
Head creates fire
-----Which destroys everything.
Love creates bonds
-----Keeps everyone tight
Conquest through love
-----Is better than a fight.

He who loves his enemy
-----Is a religious person;
He who serves his enemy
-----Is a spiritual person;
He who does not have an enemy
-----Is an enlightened person.


=================================Swami Srikantananda

Be Free

The soul is ever free
Therefore, struggle for freedom is
But natural for everybody.
There is something wrong with
Those who don’t struggle.
It is an abnormal state of mind.
It is sheer ignorance.
Let us feel pity for them.

Every goal other than freedom
Will lead to dissatisfaction
Because all other goals are only
Efforts to curtail that freedom
Which is the only goal.


-----------------------------------------------------------------Swami Srikantananda

Why I am a Lawyer

I am not that Lawyer
To Whom ‘Money is God’
I am but that lawyer
To whom ‘Truth is God’

I am not that lawyer
-----Whose learning is for earning
I am but that lawyer
-----Whose earning Is for serving

I am not that lawyer
-----Whop always expects bribes
I am but that lawyer
-----Whose heart melts seeing cries

I am not that lawyer
-----Who earns by telling lies
I am but that lawyer
-----For whom Truth is life

I am not that lawyer
-----Who does not love his country
I am but that lawyer
-----Whose life is for the country

I am not that lawyer
-----Who is eager for his fees
I am but that lawyer
-----Who is eager for justice

I am not that lawyer
-----Who poses to be busy
I am but that lawyer
Who has access easy

I am not that lawyer
-----Who has arrogance and pride
Iam but that lawyer
-----Who is humane and kind

I am not that lawyer
Says ‘I am dispenser of justice’
I am but that lawyer
-----Who says ‘God is Chief Justice
Tilak, Patel, Gandhiji
------Also handled clients
They are my role models
-----For they were spiritual giants.

-----------------------------------------------------------Swami Srikantananda

L a u g h-1

We Are Cheats

Manager of Drapery Store: “What do you mean by arguing with that lady? Let her have her own way. Remember, a customer is always right”.

Assistant: “But she said we are cheats”

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Looks Like 6

Customer: A man went into a pawnbroker’s shop and asked for a loan. The proprietor offered to give the loan but would charge 9 per cent interest. The customer object to such a high rate.

“Nine per cent”, said he, “is excessive; it is neither a right nor lawful rate. Don’t you know the Lord looks down on such questionable transactions at this?”

Pawn Broker: “Very well, my friend, but when the Lord looks down on 9 it looks like 6”.

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Still Hungry

Street Performer: “Ladies and gentlemen”, in a few moments I will astonish you by eating coal, stones, and nails. I will also swallow a sword, then I will come round with a hat, hoping to get enough money for a piece of bread”.

Voice from the Crowd: “What! Still hungry?”

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Dramatic Manner

Man: A man applied for an opening at a London theatre, “I enclose a newspaper cutting” he said “to show you I have an aptitude for the stage.

The cutting read as follows:

“The prisoner, who denied that assault, conducted his own case and defended himself in a dramatic manner.”

Oats Reduce High Blood Cholesterol

Oat is a species of Cereal grain. They are the seeds of the plant Avena Sativa. Oat consumption by humans dates back to 400 BC. It was described as a bulk former, a healing agent and effective dessicant when applied to the skin. Oats are used as food for people and fodder for animals.
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Oats are mainly consumed as a breakfast food and snack product. Oat products are available as rolled flakes, quick and instant flakes, Oat flour and Oat Bran.
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Oats are valuable source of carbohydrates, which provide calories for energy needs. They are also rich in starch and fibre. Oats are also rich in higher concentration of balanced protein than any other cereals. Oats are of great value especially for vegetarians. They provide useful amounts of the vitamins thiamine, riboflavin and B6 and the minerals, calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc. Besides those, they contain small amounts of vitamin E, folic acid and potassium.
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Oats also contain essential vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, soluable fibre and plant chemicals to protect humans from chronic diseases. Oats are also valuable sources of soluble fibre which can help reduce high blood cholesterol levels.

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Oat extract can be used to soothe the skin conditions, e.g. in baths, skin products etc

How To Derive Happiness?

We all like to have a life where we have everything we wish for. Imagine for a while, we are blessed with everything we desire. But how can one enjoy such a life without feeling the boredom at its tail end? It goes well with the saying ‘Too much of anything is too bad’. In order to enjoy the real happiness one must look forward to for happiness – born of hard work.
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A few life’s lessons prove the validity of hard work. Suppose a person inherits wealth beyond count, looks happy – with many servants, modern bungalow and enviable clothes. We have yet another person who toils throughout the day and earns the amount needed for the smooth running of his family. Who, between these two, realises the real happiness that hard work brings in life? Surely the latter. It is because the person that inherited, has only to spend from the wealth given to him. Likewise, true happiness comes to a hardworking student who passes his exams with good percentage of marks. When the results are declared he is the happiest person for he reaped good results from his dedicated work. Your attitude to work hard develops your discipline, concentration and selfconfidence.
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To aid your hard work, positive bent of mind is necessary in every walk of life. We must realise that day and night, joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain, success and failure, gain and loss are shadows of each other. Without pain we won’t be able to enjoy comforts. Likewise different types of experiences teach us different lessons. Each lesson must help us to hsarpen our mind to have a matured outlook over life.

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Do believe that God never gives us any tough situation that we cannot handle. Never feel upset when you are in trouble. Just give an auto-suggestion to yourself, 'I can tackle this. That is why God is making me face it'. This attitude helps you discover your hidden power within you to fight out the troubles. Get set and go on the path of happiness.

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Meditation kills all pains, sufferings and sorrows. Meditation induces a sense of oneness. Meditation is a balloon or a parachute or the aeroplane that helps the aspirant to soar high into the realm of eternal bliss, everlasting peace and undying joy.___ Swami Sivananda...

Character Makes Personality

Every act leads to a habit.

Every habit directs behaviour.

Behaviour forms character.

Character makes personality.

Personality gives success and joy to life..................

Why Are We Here?

Why are we here?

To help each other!

Help as many as you can to lift the load on the rough road of life!

He who helps others is helped by God! _____J.P. Vaswani

What are GAMMA Rays?

Gamma rays are streams of electro-magnetic waves. They are given off from elements such as radium, when they undergo a process known as radioactive decay.
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In 1899 the British Physicist Ernest Rutherford began a study of radioactivity. He found three types of radiation which he called alpha, beta and gamma rays. Alpha rays were stopped by a thin sheet of paper, beta rays could get through several millimetres of aluminium and gamma rays could pierce quite thick pieces of lead.
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Alpha rays travel up to 12,000 miles a second; beta rays from 80,000 to 180,000 miles a seco0nd, and gamma rays at 186,000 miles a second, the speed of light.
Gamma rays have proved very helpful in medicine and industry. These rays are also given off by radioactive isotopes.

Allicin

Allicin, in garlic produces a strong odour. Garlic is used all over the world for flavouring various dishes. It is also used as a medicine for various ailments.

Cauvery Spreads Across Three States

Cauvery rises in the Western Ghats in the Brahmagiri hills. The river assumes great significance and is associated closely with the lives of the people of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Originating in the springs of the Western Ghats and discharging the same into the Bay of Bengal, enroute, it enriches the Bay of Bengal, enroute, it enriches the deltaic plains of Tiruchirapalli and Tanjore districts of Tamil Nadu.
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Cauvery and its tributaries and their hinterland neighbourhood have natural sanctuaries of wild life and floral wealth, coromondel shrub forests and mangroves representing echo systems which have nurtured biological diversity.
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Two major dams were constructed on the river. One at Krishna Raja Sagar and the other at Mettur in the twenties and thirties of the 20th century. The river systems have a reasonable flow only five months in the year.
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They are rich

They are rich who are content with what they have.

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Even a king is but a miserable pauper when he feels his vast kingdom not enough for him.

Wisdom

You cannot teach a child to take care of himself unless you will let him try to take care of himself. He will make mistakes; and out of these mistakes will come his wisdom.

__ Henry Ward Beecher.

Today – Friend of Man

With every rising of the sun think of your life as just begun. The past is cancelled and buried deep. All yesterdays, let them sleep. Concern yourself with today. Grasp it and teach it to obey your will and plan. Since time began, ‘today’ has been the friend of man.

Enrich Your Vocabulary-1

Sepiennial: Occurring every seven years.

Tricennial: Occurring every thirty years.

Tricentennial: 300th anniversary; occurring every 300 years.

Triennial: Occurring every three years; continuing or persisting for three years.

Triweekly: Occurring every three weeks.

Chilliad: 1000 years; Millennium.

Palynology: Study of pollen in connection with plant-geography, dating of fossils, allergies etc.

Aetiology: Study or Philosophy of causation or causes of disease.

Agronomy: Science of soil management and crop production.

Anatomy: Science of animal or plant structure; Dissection of human body or plants.

Anthropology: Study of human kind, especially Societies and Customs.

Cosmology: Science of the Universe.

Way to Peace..,,,

Devotion and Dedication,
Concentration and Conviction,
Introspection and Reflection,
Discrimination and Renunciation,
These are the physical
And mental actions
To attain perfection and realization
Which result in peace
And satisfaction.
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My Name is DIVINITY

Why do you ask my name
I am not a child of man
I am the child of God
He sent me to this world
Only with this instruction
'You are my child
Don't forget this truth'
My name is divinity
Sent to this world
Only to serve humanity
To know Reality and not
To get lost in the majority.

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I am ready to live, i am ready to die.
God is with me, why should I cry?
I am free from worry
I am always in joy
God is my refuge
I am his boy

What is LOVE?

Love is not just an emotion
But an action.
Are you willing to serve
Them whom you love?
If not, then it
Is only an empty word.

Love cannot be expressed through
Words. Those who say 'I love you'
Are only trying to pull down
That ideal to the sensory level.

Love for God is the
Highest expression of that
Noble sentiment. Love for
One's own body is the
Most degraded form of
That wonderful emotion.

Sufferings are Welcome

Sufferings are good for they
-----Help us to work out our Karma.

Sufferings are better for they
-----Open our eyes to reality.

Sufferings are best for they
-----Give us strength to bear them.

Those who are afraid of sufferings
-----Are not yet matured.
-----Let them wait.

BECOMING BETTER

Remember that you are
-----A living being
Lest you should become
-----A machine

Remember that you are
-----A human being
Lest you should become
-----An animal

Remember that you are
-----A divine being
Lest you should become
-----A demon.

You are Unique

The world is a machine
-----We are its parts.
Why do you say
-----You are apart?
All are great
-----No one is small.
The machine cannot run
-----Without the tiny bearing ball.



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Faith, Faith, Faith in ourselves, faith, faith in God - this is the secret of greatness.__ Swami Vivekananda..,,,,

Live with Honour

Live with honour
-----Don't care for money
A few get honour
-----But many get money

Life is short
-----Earn merits many
Better to die then
----To be mean and puny.

=====Mother Theresa

Hell AND Heaven

Where evil is alive
-----And virtue is dead
That is the place
-----People call hell
Where virtue is alive
-----And evil is dead
That is the place
-----Where gods dwell

Demon is he who
-----Is slave of passion,
Plenty of greed but no compassion,
-----He feels happy
When others are sad,
-----And feels sad when
Others are glad.

ThInK pOsItIvE

You were never bad.
-----It was only you thought
That you were so.
-----Change your thought and say
'I am good' prove that
-----Through your actions
And that very moment
-----You are good.
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Why do you worry
-----That you have done wrong,
Show me a single person
-----Who is perfect and strong,
Now follow the right path
-----Don't repeat your wrongs,
God is merciful
-----And will help you along.
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yOU aRE gOOD bUT bE A bETTER

Simply saying ' I am good'
-----Is not better than
A piece of dry wood.
-----Lead a life of sainthood,
Discarding all that is crude
-----That is the way
To prove your manhood.
-----Then alone can
You raise your hood
-----And say with pride,
I have proved that
-----'I am good'.

SECRET OF SUCCESS

Success is better than failures
Failures are also welcome
If one can learn lessons from them
But perfection is unique
Which always leads to success.
Then why not struggle to be
Perfect in whatever we do?

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Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man.--Swami Vivekananda

Dispassion is the Best

It is always better
To have compassion.
Passion is also not bad
If it brings peace and
Happiness to one and all.
But dispassion is the best
For it leads to Self-realization.

Be Positive

Carelessness is the worst
Enemy of man,
The root cause
Of all evils. It is because of
Our carelessness that we are
Born here as mortals, though
We are immortal divinities.

All can help if you are
Willing to accept their help.
But your ego will not allow
you to do so. Be humble and
Friendly with one and all that
Will give you peace.

Joy of Renunciation

Renunciation out of frustration
Leads to depression,
Conflicts and failures.
But renunciation out of a
Strong desire for perfection leads
To peace, happiness and success.

Renunciation does not mean
Giving up something which is
Near and dear to our heart.
But it means embracing the
Whole world as our own family.
But expansion.

Renunciation can never be a
painful affiar, It is
Only keeping aside small things
In order to achieve great things.
It is a journey from finite to infinite.

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The national ideals of India are Renunciation and Service. Intensify her in those channels, and the rest will take care of itself.------Swami Vivekananda

Renunciation and Service

It is ridiculous to shirk one's
Responsibilities or to run away
From the society in the name of
Renunciation. It is a mental attitude
Which can be practised
In the midst of
Tremendous activity
By developing the
Spirit of Detachment

Renunciation is not for a beggar
But for a man of possessions.
First achieve something in order
To renounce, so that you can
Serve others.
Without service
Renunciation is incomplete.

True Greatness

Keep your mind closed to every undesirable, destructive and depressing thought. There is no altitude too high for your aim and aspiration. As you daily develop increased power you will be better ready for increased service. Remember true greatness is expressed in love, reverence, honour and nobility.

How are Pearls Cultured ?

Pearls are symbols of purity and perfection. They are created inside living animals – freshwater and marine molluscs. Pearls are found in different shapes, sizes and colours. Cultured pearls are popular for their beauty and splendour.
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Natural pearls are formed when an irritant such as a tiny stone or a particle of sand gets inside the mollusc’s shell by chance. Slowly a shiny substance called nacre is secreted around the object to protected around the object to protect the soft internal surface of the mollusc. When many layers of nacre coat the irritant, a pearl is formed. The shiny texture of the pearl is due to the reflection of light from this overlapping layers. The process of pearl formation may take up to seven or eight years.
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Cultured pearls appeared first in 1930s. Pearl-culturing is known as periculture. By pearl-culturing, pearls can be produced in different forms. In order to make cultured pearls, foreign particles are deliberately inserted into a living oyster through a surgery.
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The most valuable pearls are symmetrical, large, naturally produced and have a shiny surface. The size and shape of a pearl depends on the species of mollusc, how long it took to form and other factors.
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Major oyster beds are found in the Persian Gulf, along the coasts of India, Sri Lanka, and the Red Sea. Chinese pearls come mainly from freshwater rivers and ponds, where as Japanese pearls are found near the coast in salt water.

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The best-known sources of pearls are marine molluscs especially the pearl oysters, conchs and abalone found worldwide.

Words Denoting Places

* Aviary- A place where birds are kept

* Apiary - A place where bees are kept

* Aquarium - A place where fishes are kept

* Igloo - The house or shelter of an Eskimo

* Caravan - The house or shelter of a gipsy

* Kennel - A house or shelter for a dog

* Pen, Byre - A house or shelter for a cow

* Burrow - The dwelling-place of an animal underground

* Den - The home of a lion

* Dispensary - A place where medicines are compunded

* Hospital - A place for the treatment of sick people

* Convent - A residence for nuns

* Dairy - A place where milk is converted into butter and cheese

* Bakery - A place where bread and cakes are made

* Brewery - A factory for manufacturing beer

* Monastery - A residence for monks or priests

* Laundry - A place where clothes are washed and ironed

* Garage - A place for housing cars

Good Sayings-18

341. Money is at the root of half the evils in the world, lack of it is the root of other half.

342. The fewer the words, the better the prayer.__Martin Luther

343. Even when a man thinks he is out of debt there is probably someone to whom he owes an apology.

344. A bad book is a big thief, for it robs a man of his time, money and good principles.

345. Wealth never stays, use it on things that stay.__Thirukkural

346. He who should search for pearls must dive below.

347. He who inflicts suffering upon another brings suffering on himself__J.P. Vaswani

348. The world is always more curious to hear about vice than virtue.

349. An autobiography usually reveals nothing bad about its writer except his money.__Franklin P. Jones

350. When two men always agree, one of them is unnecessary.__ William Wrigley Jr.

351. The general explanation of good luck is hard work, common sense and frugality.

352. The gold and iron threads of happiness and sorrow are inextricably bound together in our lives.

353. Humility is a strange thing. The minute you think you have got it you have lost it.

354. In quarrelling the truth is always lost.__Publilius Syrus

355. A man who neglects his duty as a citizen is not entitled to his rights as a citizen.__Tiorio

356. Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.__Demosthenes

357. Difficulties don't crush a man-They make him

358. Those who make the worst use of their time most complain of its shortness.

359. When growth stops, decay begins. It is true for both organisms and organizations.

360. That man is prudent who lends his ears and restrains his tongue.__Tiruvalluvar

Good Sayings-17

321. He who will not learn when he is young will regret it when he is old.


322. Have kindness in another’s trouble and courage in your own.


323. What food is to the body, books are to the mind.


324. The load of tomorrow, added to that of yesterday, carried today, makes the strongest, weak.__Sir William Osler

325. The most common of crimes is killing time.

326. The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything.

327. The less you talk, the more you are listened to.

328. Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.

329. Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.__Robert F. Kennedy

330. Cheerful people live longest here on earth, afterward in our hearts.

331. It is only through work and internal discipline that a man can find contentment and happiness.__K.M. Panikkar

332. The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed.__Sheridan

333. Men are not the masters of this planet (Earth) but its guests.

334. Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.__Schopenhauer

335. Love does not keep a record of wrongs.

336. We are taught to read but not trained to think.__Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

337. If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.__Confucius

338. What pleasures are to one, are pains to another.

339. One moment of patience may ward off a great disaster; one moment of impatience may ruin a whole life.

340. There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.

Good Sayings-16

301. It may be all right to be content with what you have, never with what you are.

302. Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause.__H.W. Beecher.

303. My advice to you concerning applause is this: enjoy it but never quite believe it.__Robert Montgomery

304. If you point one big finger at someone, three fingers are pointing at you.

305. When men speak ill of you, so live that no man will believe them.__Plato

306. Talk to yourself positively all the time: “I feel happy ! I feel healthy! I feel successful!”

307. Bitterness is like cancer. It thrives on the host.

308. If your aim be great and your means small, still act; for by action alone these can increase to you.__Sri Aurobindo

309. I prefer the most unjust peace to the just war that was ever waged.__Cicero

310. Any good that you can do, do it now. Do not delay it, for you will not pass this way again.

311. The mind in its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell or a Hell of Heaven. __John Milton

312. Make your life a masterpiece. Do not imagine any limitations on what you can achieve.

313. A man’s true ideals are those he lives by – not always those he talks about.

314. He who sleeps in continuous noise is awakened by silence.

315. Health is the blessing of the rich and the riches of the poor.__ Ben Johnson

316. Who ever has courage can give courage to others, just as the flame of one candle can light up another.__The Mother

317. Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.

318. Good books are gold mines.

319. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.

320. What is gained by violence must be lost before superior violence.__Gandhiji

How to Cultivate A Healthy Mind ?

Once a man came to Buddha and told him that spiritual life is full of ‘dos and don’ts’ and he is confused about what to do and what not to do to achieve success in spiritual life. Buddha asked him if he could do just one thing. ‘Surely’ this man replied with a big ‘Yes’. ‘Take care of your mind’ Buddha said.

This invaluable advice of Buddha is not just limited to success in one’s spiritual life but taking care of the mind to achieve success in one’s daily life, which is equally important. Mind is a mine, source of joy and misery, love and hatred, truth and falsehood, freedom and bondage. Nothing else can bring so much happiness and joy in life, like the mind when it is taken care of. Don’t you want to have a healthy body, a healthy relationship and a healthy life? The secret of such enjoyment is to cultivate a healthy mind.

A healthy mind is clean and positive. It is full of love and compassion. It is a centre of peace. It is undisturbed by external objects and happenings. A healthy mind is free from greed, lust, anger, jealousy, arrogance etc. When an evil thought arises, as the Ancient Wisdom teaches us, it has to be treated with the opposite good thought – greed with sharing, lust with desirelessness, anger with love, jealousy with generosity and arrogance with humility.

How to cultivate a mind with the above virtues? It is by meditating, contemplating, feeding our mind with good thoughts, reading good books and by listening to the words of wise people.

Who Really Lives?

Have a head to earn
--------But a heart to give.

It is in giving that
--------We really live.

More will come
-------The more you give.

That is the law
-------We all must believe.

Life is transient
-------Why do you grieve?

Do something great
-------Before you take leave.


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" They alone live who live for others, the rest are more dead than alive."...,,, Swami Vivekananda

Conquest through love

Conquest by Power
---Or money or force

Is never lasting
---But conquest by love and

Sympathy is everlasting.

Magic of Love

Common People ' fall in love '

Because their love is

Based on physicality



Great people ' rise in love '

Because their love is

Based on humanity.



Enlightened people dive deep

In the ocean of love

Because their love is

Based on divinity.



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This attachment of love to God is indeed one that does not bind the soul but effective breaks all its bondages.



------------------Swamy Vivekananda

Devotion All We Need

Life without devotion

-----Is a temple without a deity.

Life without devotion

-----Is a tree without fruits.

Life without devotion

-----Is a well without water.

Life without devotion

-----Is a cow without milk.

Life without devotion

-----Is a fruit without juice.

Life without devotion

-----Is a cage without a bird.

Human birth is rare

-----Be devoted to God.

Don't miss your goal

------Running after a mirage.

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SCIENCE vs RELIGION

Science can give you
-----Bread and butter
Religion can give you
-----Love and peace
Science can give you
-----Money and power
Religion can give you s
-----trength and wisdom
Science can give you
-----Comforts and happiness
Religion can give you
-----Freedom and bliss
Science stimulates
-----Lust and greed
Religion can satisfy
-----The minimum needs
Science converts
-----Man into machine
Religion makes man Divine..,,,,

What is Faith?

Faith is not belief;
------It is conviction.
Faith is not blind;
------It as an inspiration.
Faith is not the goal;
------It is the means.
Faith is not superstition;
------It is experience.
Faith is not religion;
------It is realization.
The man of faith attains ---Knowledge.

Knowledge is power

Knowledge is power
-----When coupled with humility.
Knowledge is wealth
-----When put into practice.
Knowledge is a blessing
-----When coupled with wisdom.
Knowledge is freedom
-----When coupled with realization.
Knowledge is strength
-----When coupled with
-----Deatchment.

There is indeed nothing so purifying as knowledge..,,,,

How to praise?

Praise with motive
----------Is flattering,
Praise with comment
----------Is motivation,
Praise with gift,
----------Is encouragement,
Praise without motive
----------Is appreciation,
Praise with sarcasm
----------Is hyprocrisy,
Praise for oneself
----------Is boasting,
Praise for Beyond normal
----------Is exaggeration
Praise for kith and kin
----------Is pampering
Praise for God
----------Is devotion.

Modern Preachers

Modern man is eager to preach
He knows well,
How to preach
Whom to preach
And where to preach
But when it comes to
Teaching Stuff
He straight runs to
Internet search
Crams his head with
All sorts of stuff
Tries to add something
He has already gulped
Only to make confusion worse
What he expects is a bulging purse,
But there are a few exceptions..,,,,,

What You Give, You Get

If you want to be loved
-----Then learn to love
If you want to be obeyed
-----Then learn to obey
If you want to be respected
-----Then learn to respect
If you want to be served
-----Then learn to serve
If you want to be heard
-----Then learn to hear

Know this eternal law

'You get only what you give.'

So, learn to give. This is the only art that we have to learn.

Learning VS Earning

Learning is better than earning
For learning leads to knowledge
Kowledge leads to wisdom
Wisdom leads to freedom.
In freedom lies infinite bliss
Which is the source of Eternal peace
Where as:
Earning leads to luxury
Luxury leads to misery
Misery leads to bondage
Bondage leads to
The cycle of births and deaths
And takes one away
From Bliss and Peace.

Biofertiliser & Biopesticide

The use of fertilisers (chemical) has increased the productivity of agriculture crops in short term. These chemical fertilisers are expensive, pollutant and are lost in surface run-off. To combat the ill effects of synthetic agriculture chemicals, Bio fertilisers have been introduced. Moreover, Indian soils are usually poor in organic matters as well as Nitrogen.

Biofertilizers are of biological origin. They are organisms which can bring about soil nutrient enrichment. The sources of bio-fertilizers are Bacteria-Rhizobium, Azospirillum (i) Fungi-Mycorrhiza (ii) Fern-Azolla.

The Biofertilisers works in association and are given below:

Legume Rhizobium Symbiosis: Rhizobium produces roof nodules in Leguminosaeplants and fixes atmospheric nitrogen. Phosphorous is also required at optimal levels for better nitrogen fixation.

Azolla-Anabaena Symbiosis: Azolla is a fern growing in water. Anabaena, Blue-Green Algae (BGA), lives in cavities of Azolla leaves. Anabaena fixes atmospheric Nitrogen and excretes in leaf cavity of Azolla. This leaf is excellent biofertiliser for rice.

Loose association of Nitrogen fixing bacteria: Azospirillum, a Nitrogen fixing bacteria is present in maize.

Free living bacteria: Azotobacter and Baccillus polymyxa fix atmospheric notrogen. These are useful in crops like cereals, millets, maize, vegetable, cotton, rice etc.

Cynobacteria: Cynobacteria are those bluegreen algae which fixes atmospheric nitrogen. Anabaena, Nostoc, and Aulosira derive the energy needed for nitrogen fixation through photosynthesis.

Mycorrhiza: Mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association of certain fungi with the roots of certain seed-bearing plants, e.g. orchids. The improtance of mycorrhiza are given below: Enhance water and nutrient uptake (i) resulting in greater plant vigour, growth and yield. (ii) important in phosphate nutrition in plants.

Recent Development: Cynobacteria not only fixes 'nitrogen' but also excretes Vitamin B12, ascorbic acid and auxins, which may improve the growth of plant. They also possess the properties of solubilising the bond phosphate of soil.

Biopesticide: Pest may be defined as any organism that is perceived to damage the economics and physical well being of humans. Pesticides and chemicals that kill pests are called pesticides.

Pesticides:

* 1. Fungicide kills fungi,

2.Herbicide kills weeds,

3. Insecticide killls insects,

4. Nematicide kills nematode,

5. Rodenticide kills rodents

* The chemical pesticides are of the following groups:

Organochlorines, Organophosphates, Carbamates, Pyrethroids, Triazines These chemicals are resistant, non-biodegradable, expensive and bioaccumulate / bioconcentrate in food chain.

* Biological Pest Control / Biopesticides (Pesticides of Biological origin) are best way to overcome these problems.

Biological control of weeds and Bio herbicides:

Biological control of weeds involves utilization of insects that would feed selectively on a weed or use of certain microorganisms, which will produce diseases in weeds and eliminate them e.g. Cacti can be checked by Cochineal insects, Phytophthora plamivors controls the growth of milk weed.

Bioinsecticides: (Pathogens, parasites and predators ) A number of destructive insects can be reduced by other insects, disease, parasite or predators, e.g. aphids can be controlled by the use of beetles.

Sterilisation Strategy: By sterilisation of male insects, by irradiation to check population of insects.

Insect hormones: Pheromones are the principal means of communication between insects, e.g. attracting males, controlling the mating behaviour of the insects through the use of pheromones which can reduce the population size of the concerned insect pest.

Natural insecticides: The Chinese were the first to discover the insecticidal properties of Rotenones present in the roots of Derris elliptica, Cincerin from Pyretrin, Azadirachtin from Neem. Bacillus thuringiensis (BT) produces protein toxin namely Thurioside which in insecticide.

IPM ( Integrated Pest Management ): Scientists have now accepted that a more ecologically fitting way of dealing with pest is IPM. IPM uses following techniques: Biological Control, Mechanical Control, Careful use of pesticides, Use of Resistant Varieties, Mixed cropping and crop rotation and Chemical Management.

Dinosaurs World

Dinosaurs roamed the Earth during the EMesozoic Era.
Mesozoic Era is divided in to 3 periods:

1. Triassic Period (225-195 million years)

* Pangea- a united super continent
*Morganucodon, the earliest known mammals appear (looked like a tiny rat)
* Evergreen plants existed everywhere
*Eoraptor (or dawn thief) appears; the earliest known dinosaurs was about 1.00 metres long and meat eater
* Herrersaurus appears; was 3.00 metres long and meat eater

*Plesiosaurs, a long-necked large marine reptile and Ichthyosaurs, looked like dolphin, ruled the seas.

2. Jurassic Period (195 to 135 million years)

* Flowering plants appear
* Sauropods (plant eaters) like Apatosaurus, the deceptive lizard (21 metres long, lived in W. US) and Brachiosaurus - the biggest land creatures ever lived. They were eaten up by meat eating Allosaurus and Megalosaurus
* Archaeoterpyx appears - supposed to have features of a bird
* Pterosaurs, flying reptiles and relative of dinosaurs, ruled the sky
* Stegosaurus, the plated lizard, ate plants, about 180 metres long and lied in N. America.

3.Cretaceous Period (135 to 65 million years)

* no polar ice existed
* Velociraptors, the speediest, mean eating and lived in Asia. It was 1.80 metres long
* Triceratops (3-horned face) the plant eating 1.80 metres long creature lived in N. America
* Hadrosaurus, the big lizard, fed on plants, 1.80 metres long and was found in Asia, Europe, N & S America
* Theropods like Tyrannosaurus Rex, the tyrant lizards, (also T-Rex, 12 metres long, lived in Asia, W.US and Canada) and Giganotosaurus ate meat and walked on two legs

* All Dinosaurus and other reptiles such as lchthyosaurus and Pterosaurus became extinct due to unknown reasons.

ART of LIVING

Control your tongue
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Control your temper
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Control your temptation
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Practise meditation
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That is the way to develop concentration.
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Perform your duty
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With dedication, devotion
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Develop dexterity
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While doing your actions
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That is the way
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To get job satisfaction.
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Do hard work
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Be honest in efforts
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Always be humble
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And never be arrogant
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That is the way
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to achieve perfection
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WANTED REAL CITIZENS

You are born as an individual
----Now grow into a person
For an individual loves himself
----A person loves his family

Don’t remain only a person
----But grow into a citizen
For a citizen loves his country

Don’t remain only a citizen
----But be an enlightened citizen
For an enlightened citizen
----Serves his country

Don't remain only
----An enlighjtened citizen
But be a spiritual citizen

For spirituality will expand
----Your heart opening the
Doors to peace and freedom

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Expansion is life
-------Contraction is death.

Love is life
-------And hatred is death.

=======================Swami Vivekananda

RELIGION FOR WHOM?

Religion is not for the weak
----For they try to compromise;
Religion is not for the coward
----For they try to escape;
Religion is not for the hypocrite
----For they try to hide;
Religion is not for the timid
----For they are always afraid;
Religion is not for the mean
----For they always try to degrade;
Religion is not for fanatics
----For they always try to destroy;
Religion is not for lunatics
----For they always
----Misunderstand;
Religion is not for the crooked
----For they always misinterpret;
Religion is not for fools
---For they always get confused;
Religion is for those who are
----Bold, heroic, courageous,
Strong, intelligent,
----Broadminded, matured,
Simple and are ready to
----Face any number of
Obstacles in order to
----Practise Dharma but never
Surrender to wickedness.

POLITICS AND POLITICIAN

Politics is not
----A profession
But a passion
----To serve one’s nation.

The politician is not a
----Ruler but a
Humble servant of citizens.

A politician without
----Patriotism
Is like a minister
----Without any portfolio

BIOSPHERE

The biosphere is a sphere of living organisms or biological processes lying at the interface between the atmosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere. The distinguishing feature of the biosphere is that it supports life. It is estimated that the biosphere contains more than 3,50,000 species of plants including algae, fungi, mosses and higher forms of plants, and 11 million animal species ranging from unicellular protozoa to man. The biosphere supplies the essential requisites of life for all these species, namely light, heat, water, food and living space or habitats.

The biosphere, or the eco-system, represents a stable equilibrium of various physical and biological factors which have been operating in the past. The organic continuity of the system reset on a network of interdependent relationships. The air, the water, man and the animals, plants and planktons, the soil and bacterial are all invisibly interlinked in a life-sustaining system we call the environment. All living organisms – microbes, plants, animals, man – have survived by adjusting themselves to the environment and attuning their lives to its rhythm.

Sharing the Earth

We share the planet with trees, flowers, insects, fish, whales, dogs, and many other plants and animals. Each species of animals or plants has its place on Earth, and each one is dependant on other. Plants give off oxygen that animal need to breathe. Animals pollinate plants and spread their seeds. Animals eat plants and are in turn eaten by larger animals. When plants and animals die, they become part of the soil in which new plants take root and grow.

People and the Environment

Now the human population is 6.4 billion and still rising very fast. By 2050, according to UN estimates, there will be 8.9 billion people on the planet. Remember in 1850, there were just a billion people here.

This many people and their activities on the planet are seriously affecting the plants and animals of the world. Sometimes the damage can be controlled or even reversed but most of the time the damage is permanent. Today 1932 species of animals are endangered or threatened, according to WWF.

Habitats and some animals: Deserts: (hot/cold dry regions) – camels, kangaroos, mice, scorpions, rattle snakes * Tropical Forests: (warm, humid climate) – orangutans, gibbons, leopards, anteaters, parrots, deer * Grasslands: (flat, open lands) – African elephants, Kangaroos, Indian rhinoceros, giraffes, zebras, ostriches, tigers, deer *Mountains: high lands – yaks, snow leopards, eagles, mountain goats * Polar Regions: (cold regions) – polar bears, musk oxens, penguins * Oceans: sea – whales, dolphins, seals, octopuses, lobsters.

How do animals and plants become endangered?

Change of Climate: When the climate changes drastically, say, major rise/fall in temperature, rain, etc *Habitat Destruction: Exploitive human activities destroy homes of both plants and animals, Eg. – construction of dams, land reclamation for construction purposes of a wetland, polluting factory near forst, etc *Over Hunting: Hunting for food in a large scale or fun destroy their population.

Some Endangered Animals

Giant Panda: Habitat-china. As few as 1000 Pandas remain in the mountains of southwest China *Leather-back Sea Turtle: Habitat-. It is the largest living turtle living in the world. Habitat destruction, fishing nets, harvesting of its eggs are the biggest threats to their survival *California Condor: Habitat – N. America. There are just 60 of them alive in the wild. Of which half live in the State of Arizona, USA * Whooping Crane: Habitat-North America. In 2003, 15 whooping cranes migrated back north on their own for summer.

Biodiversity

Our planet is shared by 6.4 billion people and millions of species. The wide variety of life on Earth, as shown by the many species, is called biodiversity. Here is a sample of Earth's biodiversity. (The figures are estimates as new species are discovered all the time) Species; Mammal - 9000 (rodents 1700, bats 1000); Birds - 9000; Reptiles - 8000 (snakes 2900, lizards 4500); Amphibians - 5000 (frogs/toads 4500); Fish - 24,500 (sharks 350, bony fish 23000, rays & skates 450); Arthopods - 1.1 millions (crustaceans 44000, insects 750000, spiders 35,000); Plants - 260000 (flowering plants 2,50,000, evergreens 550).

Today, biosphere has become the focus of problems faced by mankind. Replacement of the communities of nature by man-made communities has become the new reality. However, the principles that govern the life of natural communities have to be observed if these man-made communities are to thrive. People must think less about conquering nature and more about learning to work with nature. To safeguard life on Earth, people must learn to control and adjust the balances in nature that are altered by their activities.

Earth Day

April 22nd is a day dedicated not just to recognise the beauty and riches of the Earth but also to make the Earth a healthier and safer place to live. Speeches, workshops, parades and demonstrations on the occasion of Earth Day have brought awareness about the dangers of overpopulation, energy waste, and other issues of vital concern. Earth Day was first observed on April 22, 1970 with the message "Give Earth a Chance" and intention to reclaiming the purity of the air, water and living environment.

World Environment Day

The UN General Assembly designated June 5 as World Environment Day, to deepen public awareness the need to preserve and enhance the environment. It was on that day the UN Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm, 1972) started. The Assembly reconvened United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) after 20 years, in Rio de Janeiro, where nations took up the challenges of a viable and equitable balance between environment and development and sustainable future for the earth and its people.

Some International Agreements that help Conserve Birds:

Ramsar Convention of Wetlands (1971) Nearlyt 1,200 wetland sites in 133 countries, totaling 103 million hectares, have been designated for protection and monitoring under this international agreement to conserve wetland and use them sustainably * Program on Man and the Biosphere and World Heritage Convention (1972) Under UNESCO, these initiatives set frame work for designating, protecting and monitoring some of the world's most important biodiversity and cultural hotspots. As of May 2002, 94 countries had established a total of 408 biosphere reserves unde3r the Man and the Biosphere Programme * Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (1975) An international agreement by 160 countries to monitor international trade in wild animals and plants and ensure that trade does not put wildlife in jeopardy * Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (1983) Eighty countries have signed this agreement, also known as the Bonn Convention, to protect migratory wildlife species, including birds, throughout their international migratory, brreding, and wintering areas * Convention on Biodiversity (1992) A total of 185 countries have signed on to this agreement, which was introduced at the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992. Signatories promise to set up for protecting their biodiversity including habitat protection and restoration. Fewer than 40 have drawn up formal plans so far.

Water Resources Day

World Water Resources Day is celebrated every year on 22nd March with a specific theme. The theme of 2004, was 'Efficiency of Water Resources System' with sub-themes on critical review of current level of efficiency and measures for improving efficiency of water resources systems. The 2004 Water Resources Day-function organised by the Central Water Commission (CWC) highlighted the judicious utilisation of the available water resources in the country and the need to conserve these resources to the optimum.

The average run-off in the river system of the country has been assessed as 1869 cubic kilometers. Of this, the utilisable portion by conventional storage and diversion is estimated as about 690 cubic kilometers. In addition, the replenishable ground water potential is estimated to be 432 cubic kilometers. The per capita availability of water at national level has reduced from about 5177 cubic meters in 1951 to the estimated level of 1869 cubic meters in 2001. The availability of water resources on an annual basis is almost fixed whereas the demands from various sectors are gradually increasing. As a result, the per capita availability of freshwater is continuously decreasing with increase in population and it is gradually reaching a critical level. Therefore, some steps needs to be adopted as measures for conservations and improving the water use efficiency and economy in water use. There is also a need to check avoidable losses in domestic water supply systems and adoption of water efficient irrigation methods. Water scarcity at a wider scale demands greater efforts on re-use and recycling of water.

The irrigation sector is the main consumer of the water in the country but the efficiency is only in the range of 30 to 40% which is very low. Even 10 to 15 % rise would result saving of a susbtantial quantity of water which can be utilised by others.

List of Environmental Organisations.

This is a list of few environmental organisations that preserve or monitor the environment in different ways. Environmental organisations can be global, regional, national or local; they can be government-run or private.

Inter governmental Organisations

Internation organisations and bodies established under international organisations to protect the environment: *European Environment Agency (EEA) * Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) * UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme))

Government Organisations

The Governments of all developed countries today have government departments or agencies devoted to monitoring and protecting the environment. eg. *The EPA (US).

Private Organisations (Environmental NGOs)

These organisations are involved in lobbying, advocacy, or conservation efforts: International * The Center for International Environmental Law * Earth Charter Organisation * Earth Liberation Front * Environmental Law Association World wide * Foundation for Environmental Education * Friends of the Earth * Green Cross International * Greenpeace * The Nature Conservancy * World Business Council for Sustanable Development * Worldwatch Institute * World Wildlife Fund * North American Pollinator Protection Campaign * The Xerces Society. INDIA * INTACH

Constitution of India, Article-16

Equality of Opportunity in Matters of Public Employment (Article 16)
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Article 16 Guarantees equality of opportunity in matters of public employment. In the first part of the Article, the general rule is laid down that there shall be equal opportunity for all citizens, wherever they are living, in matters of employment under the State, thereby the universality of Indian citizenship is emphasised. In the next section, the general principle is explained in detail. According to this, the State is prohibited from showing any discrimination against any citizen on grounds of religion, caste, race, sex, descent, place of birth or residence.

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The next clauses are in the nature of exceptions. According to the first, residence qualifications may be made necessary in the case of appointments under the State for particular positions. But instead of leaving it to individual States to make any rules they like in this regard, the power is vested in Parliament to prescribe the requirements as to residence within the State. This is intended to make the qualifying test uniform throughout India. The second exception is in favour of reservation of positions in public employment for any backward class of citizens. This is meant to help those who have had very little share so far in public employment. The determination of a backward community is a matter that is left to each State Government. The third exception seeks to take out of the scope of the general principle the management of the affairs of any religious or denominational institution under any special law providing for the same.

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The Central Government has been taking several measures to translate the ideal embodies in Article 16 into practice. It convenes, on a regular basis, a conference of State Ministers of Backward Classes with a view to assessing the measures already taken and suggesting necessary modifications to existing practices in order to produce better results. It also advises the State Governments from time to time on specific actions, such as the deletion of references to caste from official records and application forms for admission to educational institutions and issuing warning against the practice of untouchability to all government servants, etc.
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The States are also advised to adopt economic criteria for the determination of the backwardness of a particular class. But the Governments in the States which are really concerned with the implementation of these proposals have yet to change their attitudes. Most of them are still so much influenced by caste and communal considerations that it seems unrealistic to expect much from them in the near future. Rapid industrialisation and the availability of plenty of new jobs along with a simultaneous expansion of educational opportunities for the backward sections of the community as well as a change in the outlook and attitude of those classes and groups which held a traditional monopoly in public services will gradually facilitate the realisation of the ultimate goal of equal opportunity in public services.

Constitution of India, Article-15

Prohibition of Discrimination on Certain Grounds (Article 15)

Not content with a mere general declaration of the right to equality and fully conscious of the types of discrimination prevalent in the country, the framers of the Constitution went a step further in Article 15, which is more illustrative in character than introducing anything substantially new. Yet, there is one striking feature in it which brings within its scope, although in a limited way, the actions of private individuals. According to the Article, “The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them. Further, on the basis of any of these grounds a citizen cannot be denied “access to shops, public restaurants, hotels and places of public entertainment or the use of wells, tanks, bathing ghats, roads and places of public resort maintained wholly or partly out of State funds or dedicated to the use of general public.” Interpreting the scope of the Article, the Supreme Court has held out that “it is plain that the fundamental right conferred by Article 15(1) is conferred on a citizen as an individual and is a guarantee against his being subjected to discrimination in the matter of rights, privileges and immunities pertaining to him as a citizen generally”. In another decision, the Court rejected the plea that residence in the State was equivalent to place of birth and held that these are two distinct conceptions with different connotations both in law and in fact, and when Article 15(1) prohibits discrimination based on the place of birth, it cannot be read as prohibiting discrimination based on residence. Residence as a qualification for certain purposes such as employment may not be classed with discrimination based on caste and place of birth. The significance of the Article is that it is a guarantee against every form of discrimination by the State on the basis of religion, race, caste or sex. It also strikes at the root of provincialism by prohibiting discrimination based upon one’s place of birth. It also goes well with the ideal of a single citizenship which the Constitution establishes for the entire country. By including within its scope certain discriminatory actions of private individuals, the Article anticipates and facilitates the removal of discriminatory practices indulged in by the higher castes against the lower castes and helps and helps in a substantial measure the progress of social equality. Article 15 has, however, two notable exceptions in its application. The first of these permits the State to make special provision for the benefit of women and children. The second allows the State to make any special provision for the advancement of any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens or for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes. The special treatment meted out to women and children is in the larger and the long-range interest of the community itself. It also recognises the social customs and background of the country as a whole. The second exception was not in the original Constitution but was later on added to it as a result of the first amendment of the Constitution in 1951.

Good Sayings-15

281. When you respond to life, that's positive when you react to life, that's negative.

282. Every body says 'mistake is the first step of success'. But, the fact is 'Correction of mistake is the first step of success'.

283. Nothing can be changed by changing the face but everything can be changed by facing the change. Go ahead. Life is yours.

284. Never believe what the lines on your hand predict about your future, because people who do not have hands also have a future.

285. Confidence of Success often induces real success.__ Sigmund Freud

286. The Grand Essentials of happiness are : something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

287. Argument is the worst sort of conversation.

288. Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.__Duke of Edinburgh

289. I always like to hear a man talk about himself because, then I never hear anything but good.__Will Rogers.

290. The wind and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.__ Edward Gibbon

291. Man’s life and character are determined by the thoughts in which he habitually dwells.__James Allen

292. A good speech has a good beginning and good ending, both of which are kept very close together.

293. Working steam is not heard. It is the escaping steam, which makes a great noise.__James Allen

294. Good citizen is he who earns money by noble profession and spends it for the welfare of manking.__Sri Ramakrishna

295. To pity distress is human, to relieve it is God-like.

296. Reason and calm judgement are the qualities that belong to a leader.__Tacitus

297. Before you beat a child, be sure you yourself are not the cause of the offence.__Austin O’ Malley

298. No cord or cable can draw so forcibly or bind so fast, as love.

299. Unless a person is happy, he cannot bestow happiness on others. __ Ramana Maharshi

300. Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people do not recognise them.

Good Sayings-14

261. Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.__ Sallust Catilina.

262. The man who claims that he knows, knows nothing; but he who claims nothing knows!

Let me give

I do not know how long i will live, But while I live Lord, Let me give; Some comfort to some one in need, by smile or money, kind or deed, Then I will not have lived in vain, and I will not care how long I live, If I can Give and Give and Give.

263. It takes less time to do a thing right than to explain why you did it wrong.__ Long fellow

264. Speak to everyone in accordance with his degree of understanding.

Fate

We reap what we sow. We are the makers of our own fate. None else is to be blamed.__ Swami Vivekananda

265. May you sail on the ship of ambition and anchor it in the harbour of success.

266. Prosperity makes friends and adversity tries them.

Possessions

It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.__ Bertrand Russell

267. Where ambition ends happiness begins.__ Hungarian Proverb

268. Great things can be done by great sactifices only.__ Swami Vivekananda

POLICE

The word " POLICE " stands for patience, obedience, loyalty, intelligence, courage, efficiency

269. It is nice to be important. But it is more important to be nice.

270. Fewer a man's wants, happier he is.

271. A real friend increases your happiness and shares your sorrows. __ Swami Sivananda

272. Surest path to success is through honesty and truthfulness.

273. A hammer sometimes misses its marks__ a bouquet never.

274. Laugh... Like you have never cried... play like you have never lost... love... like you have never been hurt. and live today like there is no tomorrow.

275. Good, Better, Best don't take rest until good becomes better and better becomes best. Work hard when others take rest. Then sucess will be your guest.

276. The most selfish one letter 'l' avoid it. most satisfactory two letters 'WE' use it. Most poisonous three letters 'EGO' kill it.

277. Time can make you forget some memories. But there are some memories which make you forget time and those memories make life. sweet, seeter, sweetest.

278. When you don't want to today, you will need them tomorrow, whom you reject today will never again accept you tomorrow. So take care of your friends.

279. Your dream will not die, your plans will not fail, your destiny will not be aborted. The desire of your heart will be granted only if you BELIEVE in yourself.

280. Do not count what you have lost... Just see what you have now. Because past never comes back, but sometimes future can give us back our lost things.

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241. If they don't have bread let them eat cake.

242. The light (Gandhiji) has gone out of our lives and there is darkness everywhere.__Jawaharlal Nehru.

243. Pennyless is better than honourless.

244. Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

245. Means are more important than ends.

246. The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work.

247. Child is father of the man.__ Wordsworth

248. Weak men wait for the opportunities; while strong men create them.

249. He who shows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.

250. Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt in the evening.__ Mahatma Gandhi

Industry___ If you have great talents, industry will improve them; if you have but moderate ability, industry will supply their deficiencies.__ Sir Joshua Reynolds.

Credit___ Credit is like a looking glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again, but if once cracked can never be repaired.__ Scott

251. Charity begins at home but should not end there.

252. We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

253. Practice makes man perfect.

254. Before you expect other people to like you, you must like yourself.

Ideal Man

An ideal man should combine in himself the swiftness of Garuda (the Lord's Mount) when pursuing an act, the stability of the Himalayas (to the bear with difficulties), the depth of the ocean (to conceal his feelings), the pleasing nature of the moon (to be cheerful and helpful) and the splendour of the sun (to be a source of encouragement to others). An ideal man should maintain equanimity towards a friend and a foe. ___ Vedanta Dasika.

255. The childhood shows the man as morning shows the day.__ John Milton

256. There is no religion higher than truth.

257. The effect of money is instant but the effect of kindness is constant.

258. The best way out of difficulty is through it.

259. When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.__ Voltaire

260. Friends are like wine-the older the better.

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221. Things and people not actively in use age twice as fast.__ Arnold Bennet
222. An institution is the lenghened shadow of one man.
Accepted as a leader..
..If a man disciplines himself, lives an austere life and makes a sacrifice for a cause acclaimed to be good, he gains exaltation above others and is accepted as a leader. __ Jagadguru Shankaracharya.
223. An hour's contemplation is better than a year's Worship.
224. When we do not find peace with ourselves it is vain to seek for it elsewhere.
225. Knowledge leads to unity, ignorance to diversity.__ Sri Ramakrishna
226. Youth of a nation are the trustees of posterity.__ B. Disraeli
227. He that is overcautious will accomplish little.
228. The highest form of grace is silence.
Happiness of life..
.. The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions, the little soon forgotten charities of a kiss, a smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment and the countless other little pleasurable thoughts and genial feelings.__ S.T. Coleridge.
229. He that loves not, knows not God, for God is love.
230. Character is essential for inner happiness and outer success.
231. Work without faith and prayer is like an artifical flower without fragrance.
232. When you are good to others, you are best to yourself.__ Benjamin Franklin
233. Life is the flower of which love is the honey.__ Victor Hugo
234. Justice is truth in action.__ Benjamin Disraeli
235. It is a small step for man but a giant leap for mankind.__ Neil Armstrong
236. All the world is a stage.__ William Shakespeare
237. Man can move mountains by faith.__ Mahatma Gandhi
238. Give me liberty or give me death.__ Patrick Henry
239. England expects every man to do his duty.__ Admiral Nelson
240. Workers of the world unite.__ Karl Marx

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201. Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.

202. Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.

203. Actions speak louder than words.

204. Our errors are steps on the way._ Sri Aurobindo

I can forgive..

.."I can forgive, but I cannot forget", is only another way of saying: "I will not forgive". Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one._ Henry Ward Beecher

205. A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.

206. If someone speaks ill of you, let your life be such that no one will believe him.

207. A friend is one who comes in, when the whole world goes out.

208. Our trouble is not ignorance, but inaction.

209. Ideas like time and tide, wait for no man.

210. The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.

Good Deeds..

.. When after a long journey, one returns home safely - relatives, friends and well-wishers rejoice. So, when a man travels from this birth, to the next, his good deeds rejoice. So, when a man travels from this birth to the next, his good deeds rejoice, waiting like relatives to receive a friend.__ Dhammapada.

211. One desire conquered is better than one thousand desires fulfilled.

212. You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.-- Abraham
Lincoln.

213. The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.

214. Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age.__ French Proverb

215. One who wants nothing, gets everything._-_-_ Meher Baba

216. A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance. _-_-_ Old Testament

217. A word, and a stone once launched cannot be recalled.

218. Do good to your friend to keep him, to your enemy to gain him.

219. Don't open a shop unless you know how to smile.

220. Richest people are those contented with what they have.__ J. Harol Smith

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181. If an administratore is good with all, he is not a good administrator at all.

182. Think not the cost of living, think at what cost you are living.

183. Selfless service to the needy is bettern than selfish meditation of the greedy._Y.M.N. Murthy.

184. When work is a pleasure, life is a joy when work is a duty, life is slavery.__ Maxim Gorky

185. We may often give without love, but we can never love without giving.

186. Keep your mind quiet, steady and firm. Do not submit to desires, but try to control them._ Meher Baba

187. He who will not reason is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; he who dares not is a slave._ William Drummond

188. Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months._ Oscar Wilde

189. Any work, even the most humble, done with the right spirit and true love will lead to real happiness.

Faith never fails..

..Faith never fails, it is a miracle worker. It looks beyond all boundaries, transcends all limitations, penetrates all obstacles and sees the goal. _ Ma Yogashakti

190. In prayer what is essential is not words but the deep silence of communication._ Dada Vaswani

191. Trouble are like babies; they only grow by nursing._ Genold

192. Not education but character, is man's greatest need and man's greatest safeguard._ Spencer

193. Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle.

You might succeed with another blow
When things go wrong as they some times will,
When the road you are trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debtsare hight,
When you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must but don't quit,.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When you might have won, if you had stuck it out.
Don't give up, though the pace seems slow,
You might succeed with another blow.,.,.,.,.,.,.,......

194. We can justify our every deed but God looks at our motives.

195. A good face is a letter of recommendation.

196. Education is difficult and expensive, but whatever it costs, it is cheaper than ignorance.

197. Let noble thoughts come to us from all unvierse.- Rigveda

198. Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger._ Henry Ford.

199. Of two evils choose the lesser one._ Erasmus

200. Many dishes make many diseases._ Seneca

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161. Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.__ Samuel Johnson

162. Without a rich heart, wealth is an ugly beggar.

163. Mere living is nothing but right living is worthy.

164. Wealth may seek us; but wisdom must be sought.

165. Wars begin only in the minds of men.

Learn Wisdom

To make no mistake is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.__ Pultarch

166. When all else is lost, the future still remains.

167. The great hope of society is individual character.

168. Renunciation is freedom in action and not freedom from action.

Not a misfortune..

..When anything grows troublesome, recollect this maxim; this accident is not a misfortune, but bearing it well turns it to my advantage.__ Marcus Aurelius

169. Happiness is not a goal, it is a by-product. - Eleanor Roosevelt

170. Out of sight out of mind.

171. No one can make you happy except yourself.

172. From evil springs fresh evil, like fire which regenerates itself.__ Thirukural

173. Service to mankind is service to the Lord Supreme.-- Baba

174. To be good is noble, but to teach others how to be good is nobler._ Mark Twain

174. Experience is the name everyone gives to his mistakes._ Oscar Wilde

175. What the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve!

176. The work of the wicked will perish; the work of the godl will flourish.

177. Impression formed at an early age strike roots deep down into one's nature.

178. Cheerfulness is nature's umbrella in the strong of life.

179. The tragedy of human history is decreasing happiness in the midst of increasing comfort. _ Swami Chinmayananda.

180. A person should not only be conscious of his own responsibility but also be cautious about others irresponsibility.

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141. Real education consists maily in what we have unlearned.

142. Love is to human hearts what the sun is to flowers! __ Swami Chinmayananda

143. Behaviour is a mirror in which everyone displays his own image.- Goethe

144. In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.- Franklin.

145. Always judge a person by the way he treats somebody who will be of no use to him.

146. Misfortune is a good teacher for the wise.

Principle and practice..

..When you say that you agree with a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
Most difficult thing to achieve..

.. To be angry is one of the easiest thing to do. But to be angry at the right time with the right person in the right way and for the right purpose - that is, perhaps, one of the most difficult things to achieve.

147. Flattery is the art of telling someone exactly what he thinks of himself.

148. Where all think alike, no one thinks very much. __ Walter Lippmann

149. If you are not busy living, you are busy dying.

150. In the pursuit of woman and gold, man suffers infinitely.__ Swami Chinmayananda

151. Genius is infinite pains taking._ Longfellow

152. The chief cause of human errors is to be found in the prejudices picked up in childhood.__ Descartes

153. Four things i think make life worthwhile, to love, to hope, to help, to smile. __ Sir Walter Scott.

154. Belief has the power to create and the power to destroy.

155. Everything in excess is opposed to nature.__ Hippocrates

156. Self-Examination is nearly always the first step towards change.__ Thomas Mann

Six essential qualities.... Sincerity, Personal Integrity, Humility, Courtesy, Wisdom, Charity.....Dr.William Menninger

157. The only people who never make mistakes are those who do nothing.

158. Love looks through a telescope, envy through a microscope.

159. In order to carry out great enterprises, one must live as if one will never have to die.

160. If you tell the truth, you do not have to remember anything. __ Mark Twain

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121. The major cause of traffic accidents is that men put into their cars as much ego as petrol.

122. What a man dislike in his superiors, let him not display in the treatment of his inferiors.

123. As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well-used brings happy death. —Leonardo Da Vinci

124. An original writer is not one who imitates nobody, but one whom nobody can imitate.

125. To have what one want in life is mere satisfaction. To give to another what he needs is joy.

126. Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.- Colton

127. A mountain is climbed by degrees, property acquired by degrees, wisdom learned by degrees.- Chinese Proverb.

128. Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.

129. He who gives gets.

Real Swaraz:-- Real Swaraj will come not by the acquisition of authority by a few but by the acquisition of capacity by all to risist authority when it is abused.__ Gandhiji

130. Some men are born great; some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.

131. Man’s greatest glory lies not in never falling but in rising every time he falls.

132. Live well so that you may die well.

133. In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.

134. Those who have much are often greedy, those who have little always share.-- Oscar wilde

135. An open foe may prove a curse, but a pretended friend is worse.- Benjamin Franklin

136. The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary. - Schopenhauer

137. Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time.—Victor Hugo

138. I believe in work, hard work and long hours of work. Men do not break down from over work, but from worry and dissipation.-- Charles E. Hughes.

139. Money is a universal provider for everything except happiness and a passport for everywhere except heaven.

140. Many a clean collar covers a dirty neck.

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101. Vote for the man who promises least; he will be the least disappointing.- Bernard Baruch

102. That man is wise who keeps the mastery of his senses.- Sri Krishna
103. Respect the opinions of others even if you disagree with them.
104. To live in peace concentrate on the efforts, not on the results.
105. Marrying a woman for her beauty is like buying a house for its paint. THOUGHT__ It is thought alone, that divides right from wrong. It is thought only that elevates or degrades human deeds and desires.- George Moore.

106. Do not live in the past memories or future dreams but live in the present duties.
107. Heaven is where there are people with will to work and heart to help.
108. Living without planning is like swimming without knowing.
109. “ History repeats” because man never learns.
110. All noises can be silenced except the noise of conscience.
111. There is divinity in the selfless service to the suffering humanity.
112. For a man to become a poet he must be in love, or miserable.
113. Disasters best show the strength of character of people and nations. SIM- Subscriber Identity Module.
114. The greatest mischief-maker is the human tongue.
115. The truly great man is he who would master none, and one who would be mastered by none.—Kahlil Gibran
116. Party is the madness of many, for the gain of few.- Jonathan Swift
117. I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teachers for living well. - Alexander
118. No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.- Edmund Burke

119. Our knowledge is the amassed thought and experience of innumerable minds.—Ralph Waldo Emerson.

120. The blinding of the mind with excessive greed is the cause of all calamities. -- Katha –Sarit-Sagara

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81. Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time. - Voltaire
82. Wealth that is neither enjoyed nor given to others as help will be destroyed.- Hitopadesa
83. The secret of success is constancy of purpose.--Disraeli
84. I slept and dreamt that life was beauty. I woke up and found life is duty.
85. A new broom sweeps clean.
86. There is no smoke without fire. * Life is like an onion-the more it unfolds, the more the tears. * Age alone is no accomplishment. Only wisdom makes age respectable.

87. Happiness is a by-product of an effort to make someone else happy.
88. Thinking well is wise, planning well is wiser, doing well is wisest.- Persian Proverb * Like crystal which reflects the colour of an object beside it, the face will reveal the emotions of the heart. * Laugh when a calamity comes upon you; there is nothing like laughter for overcoming it. -- Thiruvalluvar (Tamil Saint)

89. The quickest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time.
90. Manners makes a gentleman.
91. If you confer a benefit, never remember it; if you receive one never forget it.
92. Attempt great things for God. Expect great things from God.- William Carey
93. Smallest good deed is better than the grandest of good intentions.
94. Men of wisdom live in happiness while ordinary men live in search of happiness.
95. Your mistakes are new lessons for success.
96. A word that comes from the heart is certain to reach other hearts.
97. Any good custom that outlives its period of usefulness is a superstition.
98. Prefer a loss to a dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time. 99. Life is not to be wasted away. It should be made vibrant and purposeful.
100. The richest man is one who is happy with his daily work.

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61. Reach for the sky because if you should happen to miss, you will still be among the stars.- Anon
62. Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten. - B.F. Skinner
63. A Fanatic is one who changes his mind and won’t change the subject.
64. Nothing dies faster than a new idea in a closed mind.
65. There are in nature neither rewards nor punishments – there are only consequences.
66. Our dead are never dead until we have forgotten them.
67. Courage is victory, timidity is defeat.
68. Only he can take great resolves who has indomitable faith in god. -- Gandhiji
69. Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.
70. Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength. - Henry Ward Beecher
71. All it took for evil to triumph was for good men to do nothing.- Edmund Burke
72. SECRET: Something you tell one person at a time. EQUINOX, a word describes the time of the year when day and night are of equal length.
73. He who knows unselfish love is best; for faith and trust are love’s enduring test.
74. When you drown your sorrows in alcohol, you drown yourself.
75. You cheat yourself if you only believe what you like to believe.
76. We start in a cradle and end in a coffin-from wood to wood, and dust to dust.
77. To fall into mud is no disgrace; to stay there is.
78. You do not have to be great to start but you have to start to be great.
79. He who struggles is better than he who never attempts.—Swami Vivekananda
80. Conceal not the truth from thy doctor and lawyer.

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41. Try and you might. Don’t and you certainly won’t.
42. Change yourself if you wish to change the world.- The Mother.
43. Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.
44. The difficulties of life are intended to make us better, not bitter.
45. If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
46. He who never made a mistake will never make a discovery.
47. It is not enough to do good; one must do it in a good way.- Morley
48. Behavior is a mirror in which every one displays his image.

49. Good life is one, guided by knowledge and inspired by love. - Bertrand Russell

50. HAPPY FAMILY LIFE-- If you would have a happy family life, remember, two things; In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current. --- Thomas Jefferson

51. Good life is one, guided by knowledge and inspired by love.—Bertrand Russell
52. Surest steps to success are Aspiration, Inspiration and Perspiration.
53. Success is the full use of your strength and skill along the lines of excellence.
54. No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
55. Reputation is what you are supposed to be, character is what you are.
56. Greatness cannot be achieved without discipline.
57. Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day.- Milton.
58. If it is difficult to find peace in oneself, it is impossible to find it anywhere else.
59. Overcome evil with good, falsehood with truth, and hatred with love.
60. If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. – Bible