The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.
-Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975)
The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.
-Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975)
The real opportunity for success lies within the person and not in the job.
-Zig Ziglar
Better a broken promise than none at all.
-Mark Twain
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never have tried to succeed.
-Theodore Roosevelt
Whatever you do for the sake of truth, will take you to truth. Only be earnest and honest. The shape it takes hardly matters.
-Nisargadatta Maharaj, (I am that, Chapter 38)
The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going.
–Ralph Waldo Emerson
I don’t count my sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting. That is when I start counting, because then it really counts. That’s what makes you a champion.
-Muhammad Ali
Victory only truly counts when it takes effort. Push yourself by celebrating the ones that made you work for it.
Under a spreading chestnut-tree
The village smithy stands;
The smith, a mighty man is he,
With large and sinewy hands;
And the muscles of his brawny arms
Are strong as iron bands.
His hair is crisp, and black, and long,
His face is like the tan;
His brow is wet with honest sweat,
He earns whate’er he can,
And looks the whole world in the face,
For he owes not any man.
Week in, week out, from morn till night,
You can hear his bellows blow;
You can hear him swing his heavy sledge,
With measured beat and slow,
Like a sexton ringing the village bell,
When the evening sun is low.
And children coming home from school
Look in at the open door;
They love to see the flaming forge,
And hear the bellows roar,
And catch the burning sparks that fly
Like chaff from a threshing-floor.
He goes on Sunday to the church,
And sits among his boys;
He hears the parson pray and preach,
He hears his daughter’s voice,
Singing in the village choir,
And it makes his heart rejoice.
It sounds to him like her mother’s voice,
Singing in Paradise!
He needs must think of her once more,
How in the grave she lies;
And with his hard, rough hand he wipes
A tear out of his eyes.
Toiling,–rejoicing,–sorrowing,
Onward through life he goes;
Each morning sees some task begin,
Each evening sees it close
Something attempted, something done,
Has earned a night’s repose.
Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend,
For the lesson thou hast taught!
Thus at the flaming forge of life
Our fortunes must be wrought;
Thus on its sounding anvil shaped
Each burning deed and thought.
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
–Latin Proverb
One finds limits by pushing them.
-Herbert Simon
We are all born with a divine fire in us. Our efforts should be to give wings to this fire and fill the world with the glow of its goodness.
-APJ Abdul Kalam
Nothing will work unless you do.
Maya Angelou
The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.
Kobe Bryant
Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.
Napolean Hill
You must not only aim right, but draw the bow with all your might.
Henry David Thoreau
Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.
Robert Collier
Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later
Og Mandino
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try one more time.
Thomas A. Edison
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
Confucius
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed till it is faced.
Lucille Ball
99% of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses
George W Carver
Everyday do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow.
Doug Firebaugh
If you want to shine like the sun, first you have to burn like it.
Adolf Hitler
The lyrics below are from the sound track “Nallathor veenai seidhe” from the Tamil film Bharathi.
நல்லதோர் வீணைசெய்தே
அதை நலங்கெடப் புழுதியில் எறிவதுண்டோ?
நல்லதோர் வீணைசெய்தே
அதை நலங்கெடப் புழுதியில் எறிவதுண்டோ?
சொல்லடி சிவசக்தி!
எனைச் சுடர்மிகும் அறிவுடன் படைத்தது விட்டாய்.
சொல்லடி சிவசக்தி!
எனைச் சுடர்மிகும் அறிவுடன் படைத்தது விட்டாய்.
வல்லமை தாராயோ
வல்லமை தாராயோ
இந்த மாநிலம் பயனுற வாழ்வதற்கே
வல்லமை தாராயோ
இந்த மாநிலம் பயனுற வாழ்வதற்கே
சொல்லடி சிவசக்தி!
நிலச் சுமையென வாழ்ந்திடப் புரிகுவையோ
நல்லதோர் வீணைசெய்தே
அதை நலங்கெடப் புழுதியில் எறிவதுண்டோ?
தசையினை தீ சுடினும்
சிவசக்தியை பாடும்நல் அகம் கேட்டேன்
நசையறு மனங்கேட்டேன்
நித்தம் நவமெனச் சுடர்தரும் உயிர்கேட்டேன்
அசைவறு மதிகேட்டேன்
இவை அருள்வதில் உனக்கெதும் தடையுளதோ?
இவை அருள்வதில் உனக்கெதும் தடையுளதோ?
நல்லதோர் வீணைசெய்தே
அதை நலங்கெடப் புழுதியில் எறிவதுண்டோ?
நல்லதோர் வீணைசெய்தே
அதை நலங்கெடப் புழுதியில் எறிவதுண்டோ?
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ENGLISH TRANSLATION ADDED 7-MAR-2015
நல்லதோர் வீணைசெய்தே
After making a good veena
அதை நலங்கெடப் புழுதியில் எறிவதுண்டோ?
Is it thrown away to deteriorate in dust?
சொல்லடி சிவசக்தி!
Tell me Sivasakthi
எனைச் சுடர்மிகும் அறிவுடன் படைத்தது விட்டாய்.
You created me with intelligence like burning flames
வல்லமை தாராயோ
Wont you give me the ability
இந்த மாநிலம் பயனுற வாழ்வதற்கே
To live usefully to this great land
சொல்லடி சிவசக்தி!
Tell me Sivasakthi
நிலச் சுமையென வாழ்ந்திடப் புரிகுவையோ
Will you make life to be a burden to land
தசையினை தீ சுடினும்
Even when fire burns the flesh
சிவசக்தியை பாடும்நல் அகம் கேட்டேன்
I asked for a good mind that would sing about Sivasakthi
நசையறு மனங்கேட்டேன்
I asked for a mind free of petty worries
நித்தம் நவமெனச் சுடர்தரும் உயிர்கேட்டேன்
I asked for a life force that would shine bright like a gem everyday
அசைவறு மதிகேட்டேன்
I asked for unwavering intelligence
இவை அருள்வதில் உனக்கெதும் தடையுளதோ?
Do you have any obstacles in granting these?
நல்லதோர் வீணைசெய்தே
After making a good veena
அதை நலங்கெடப் புழுதியில் எறிவதுண்டோ?
Is it thrown away to deteriorate in dust?