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Virgil, also Vergil, fully Publius Vergilius Maro NULL
Let us now some nobler things! [marks the transition in a text to a more important subject]
François-René de Chateaubriand, fully François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand
I have explored the seas of the Old World and the New, and trodden the soil of the four quarters of the Earth. Having camped in the cabins of Iroquois, and beneath the tents of Arabs, in the wigwams of Hurons, in the remains of Athens, Jerusalem, Memphis, Carthage, Granada, among Greeks, Turks and Moors, among forests and ruins; after wearing the bearskin cloak of the savage, and the silk caftan of the Mameluke, after suffering poverty, hunger, thirst, and exile, I have sat, a minister and ambassador, covered with gold lace, gaudy with ribbons and decorations, at the table of kings, the feasts of princes and princesses, only to fall once more into indigence and know imprisonment.
He who is not capable of enduring poverty is not capable of being free.
Peace | Prosperity |
Pay no heed to little worries; attach your mind to the Lord and then you will be led to the Company of good men and your talents will be transmuted.
Peace |
In pursuit of money, man descends to the level of the beast. Money is of the nature of manure. Piled up in one place, it pollutes the air. Spread it wide; scatter it over fields; it rewards you with a bumper harvest.
Peace |
My anxiety is over. The Guru has cut away my bonds, and I have found eternal peace. Whatever shall be, shall be in the end; so where can pain and pleasure be seen?
Peace | Prosperity | Happiness |
I have no beauty, understanding or strength; I am a stranger, from far away.
Such is my love for the Lord of the Universe; through perfect good destiny, I have been united with Him.
Harmony | Peace | Prosperity | Will |
Mind is a double edged sword. It has immense power and it is capable of accomplishing both useful and destructive feats.
Life | Life | Peace | Prosperity |
One should strive to maintain good health by taking balanced diet and exercising regularly.
The first impulse of jealousy, moreover the one that comes after the first, the fire, the heart-burning, that do we waft away from thee.
A weak man can never achieve success in his life.
Peace | Prosperity | Blessed |
The tongue is the armor of heart; it guards one's life. Loud talk, long talks, wild talk, and talk full of anger and hate; all these affect the health of man. Why is silence said to be golden? The silent man has no enemies, though he may not have friends. He has the leisure and the chance to delve within himself and examine his own faults and failings. He has no more inclination to seek them (fault) in others.
Peace | Personality | Will | Happiness |
When selfishness is gone, then one becomes the Lord Himself; seek the Sanctuary of the treasure of mercy.
If we take the opinion of experts of that field and follow his advises there are every chance of accomplishing that work easily and without much problem. Therefore we should follow such a path that leads to happiness and where there is no fear of going astray.
Upanishads or The Upanishads NULL
The wise know that a mind associated with Vasana (desire arising out of senses) tends to bondage, while a mind well free from Vasana is said to be an emancipated one. - Mukti Upanishad
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