SOME THOUGHTS THAT MATTER

 

SOME THOUGHTS THAT MATTER

             Thoughts are  said to be the foundation of our existence, directly shaping our emotions, actions, reality, and destiny. They act as the propeller of our lives, influencing our physical health, belief systems, and daily decisions.

            Read, remember, and make the following thoughts an important part of your knowledge.

1. Conquer yourself. Till you have done this, you are just a slave. Self-conquest makes you a king.

2. He is most powerful who has himself in his own control.

3. True dignity is never gained by great place or high position.

4. The praises of others may be of use in teaching us, not what we are, but what we ought to be.

5, He is great who can do what he wishes; and he is wise who wishes to do what he can.

6. Know yourself  and do your own work.

7. Education does not mean teaching people to know what they do not know; it means teaching them to behave as they do not behave.

8.  Simple diet is best; for many dishes bring many diseases.

9.  Enjoy the blessings of the day if God sends them.

10. It is not money, nor is mere intellect, that governs the world; it is moral character, and intellect associated with moral excellence.

11. Character is higher than excellence.

12. Benevolent feeling ennobles the most trifling actions.

13. Our actions are the best interpreters of our thoughts.

14. Winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

15. Ill deeds are doubled with an evil word.

16. We can do more good by being good, than in any other way,

17. Long sentences in a short  composition are  like large rooms in a little house.

18.  Ignorance is the mother of suspicion.

19. To choose time is to save time.

20. It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the importance of wealth.

21. The first thing education teaches somebody is to walk alone.

22.  The worst use you can put a man to do is to kill him.

23. Among  mortals  second thoughts are wisest.

24.  No man can be wise on an empty stomach.

25. Offended vanity is the great separator in social life.

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G.R.Kanwal

27 March 2026