You must hit

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Saturday, 22 Nov '08

“It is not enough to aim; you must hit.”

--Italian Proverb

My Thoughts:
As said in previous quote, you would have lots of things on your target. So do many people would have the same things on their target….then what’s the difference between you and them?

Hitting the target will create the difference. Even if you miss, that doesn’t matter; all it matters is that you gave it a shot.

Reputation

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Wednesday, 19 Nov '08

 “The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.”

--Japanese Proverb

My Thoughts:
Here is a real life incident that I had come across during corporate soft skill training – A Software Company was about to struck a Billion Dollar deal with a major Japanese bank. The marketing team of the Software Company was constantly having meetings with the top officials of the Bank. Then came the day where on a dinner meeting both the parties would settle all the deal conditions and the next day would sign the deal.

All was going well during the dinner until the Marketing lead of the Software Company finished his dinner by licking the spoon and making a sound that is considered “Bad Table Manners.” The next day the Japanese bank reported that they would not like to do business with the company whose officials cannot handle their table manners at a dinner.

And that was called as a “Million Dollar Lick.” That’s enough to convince any one of us that you first impression (or for that matter any impression) could be your last impression.

A bamboo and an Oak

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Sunday, 16 Nov '08

“The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists.”
--Japanese Proverb

My Thoughts:
At times it is difficult for us to accept our mistakes. At such occasions most of us think that if we accept our mistakes, then probably others would look upon us as a weak person.

But the reality is that it is the quality of a strong person that he is able to realize and accept his mistakes. So be like a Bamboo that bends at occasion and not like the Oak that resists and break.

Peace, Peace, Peace!

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Sunday, 26 Oct '08

“It is no longer good enough to cry peace; we must act peace, live peace and live in peace.”

--American Indian Proverb

My Thoughts:
Everyone everywhere cries for Peace. But would that bring peace? Certainly not….

Nothing would happen if you cry peace, except for a bit of noise. To bring peace, you have to Act for bringing peace. Your motive in life should be peace and then you will, probably, achieve peace.

The Gem inside you

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Tuesday, 21 Oct '08

“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials”

--Chinese Proverb

My Thoughts:
A Gem is just a stone until it is polished. And polishing is a painful task for the Gem as well as the polisher.

Similarly a Person is like just any other person until he is polished trials of times. And it is of course a painful task. So the next time when you face a trail then see it as a yet another polishing of the Gem inside you.

Handful of Patience

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Sunday, 28 Sept '08

“A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.”

--Dutch Proverb

My Thoughts:
I have lots of complex thoughts getting in my mind when I write this. But I could not write much….until I patiently waited for the right thing to come out of my brain.

If you would have measured, in whatever ways you can, you would have realized that Patience is mightier than the Brain.

Friends are the best Fence

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Saturday, 27 Sept '08

“Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends.”

--Czech Proverb

My Thoughts:
A fence can protect you from thieves, etc. A fence can’t protect you from loneliness, nor can it share your happiness….worries.

What else could I say; each one of us understands this best in our own way.

Ask you Fool…!

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Friday, 26 Sept '08

“He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.”

--Chinese Proverb

My Thoughts:
We are always shy to ask. We think that if we would ask, then others might take us as fools or ignorant people.

The fact is there is nothing wrong in asking. We are all born with almost no knowledge. We can learn a lot by asking. If we don’t ask, we would be as ignorant as we were before. So don’t be shy to ask.

The best Help

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Thursday, 25 Sept '08

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”

--Chinese Proverb

My Thoughts:
This proverb from the sea of Chinese wisdom tells you one simple thing – if you want to help someone, the best help is not to give away something, but to teach the person how to be self-sufficient.

No help is better than that where you make a person stand on his own feet and be independent of others.

Fear to stand still

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Wednesday, 24 Sept '08

“Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still.”

--Chinese Proverb

My Thoughts:
Most of us have the tendency, rather I must say habit, of getting nervous and worried when we a progressing slowly. May it be at work, studies, sports or any other thing.

But the thought that you are progressing will take away your worry. The fact is you are trying, and you have not given up. You should be always afraid of being stand still…and not by slow progressing.

Catch his Beard

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Tuesday, 23 Sept '08

“Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind.”

--Bulgarian Proverb

My Thoughts:
It had happened to me quiet a few times when I had the opportunity but I didn’t act. Then all I had to do was…regret…!

This proverb says that you should move ahead and catch hold of the opportunity. If you don’t do that, then you may not be able to catch hold and it would slip out of your hand as it is bald from behind…!

Examine….?

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Monday, 22 Sept '08

“Examine what is said, not him who speaks.”

--Arab Proverb

My Thoughts:
I have see at many occasions that people act differently when different people say the same thing.

They tend to get biased and influenced by the person. This proverb of wisdom sets the basic rule of human behavior that one should not look at the person who saying, rather we should hear what he is saying.